Carbapenem
                                ==========
þ Ertapenem (Invanz)
 - more active than imipenem (Primaxin) and similar to meropenem (Merrem) for
   B. fragilis, and active against most anaerobes.
 - covers most gram positives, but less than imipenem
 - unlike imipenem and meropenem, doesn't cover Pseudomonas or Acinetobacter
 - little activity against methicillin-resistant staph, PCN-resistant
   pneumoncocci, Enterococcus faecium or faecalis, or "atypicals."

þ Standard drugs for abdominal infections:
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