Sulopenem is an orally available penem antibiotic designed to treat Gram-negative multi-drug resistant infections. It can be administered as an intravenous preparation, and it is also orally available.
Sulopenem, formerly CP-70,429, is stable to renal dehydropeptidase I and hydrolytic activity of AmpC β-lactamases and extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) that convey resistance to third-generation cephalosporins. This action of sulopenem helps to act against urgent drug-resistant antimicrobial threats, including ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae.
[1] Sulopenem is effective than ciprofloxacin for treating urogenital upper urinary tract infection (uUTI) in adult women due to quinolone non-susceptible pathogens.
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