Beta-lactam antibiotics are the most widely used class of drugs for the treatment of bacterial infections. They include penicillin and its derivatives, such as methicillin and amoxicillin, as well as ...

Medically reviewed by Corinne Savides Happel, MD If you have ever had an allergic reaction to penicillin, you may have been ...

The drug – a combination of beta-lactam antibiotic aztreonam with beta-lactamase inhibitor avibactam – is the first monobactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combination to be cleared in the US for ...

This project will develop state of the art wearable sensors to measure antimicrobial resistance, which is key to prevent antibiotic misuse.

MET-X is Infex Therapeutics’ broad spectrum MBL-inhibitor, targeting gram-negative bacteria. These pathogens produce MBL enzymes to deactivate beta-lactam antibiotics, such as meropenem, and evade ...

National guidelines for inpatient care of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) recommend administration of a fluoroquinolone alone or a β-lactam plus ... choice of initial antibiotics- but with ...