| Literature DB >> 11810510 |
S. Iyobe1, Masato Watanabe, Susumu Mitsuhashi, M. Inoue.
Abstract
The outer membrane permeability of carbapenems (imipenem [IPM], panipenem [PAPM], meropenem [MEPM], and biapenem [BIPM]) and ceftazidime (CAZ) to Pseudomonas aeruginosa was determined by the Zimmermann and Rosselet method. The permeability coefficients of beta-lactams tested at 50 &mgr;M concentration of substrates ranged from (0.40 +/- 0.10) x 10-6 cm/s for CAZ to (2.33 +/- 0.33) x 10-6 cm/s for IPM, indicating that the outer membrane permeability of carbapenems to P. aeruginosa was high in comparison with that of CAZ. In particular, IPM and BIPM showed a higher rate of penetration than MEPM and PAPM.Entities:
Year: 1999 PMID: 11810510 DOI: 10.1007/s101560050028
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Chemother ISSN: 1341-321X Impact factor: 2.211