A monocyclic beta-lactam antibiotic originally isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum. It is resistant to beta-lactamases and is used in gram-negative infections, especially of the meninges, bladder, and kidneys. It may cause a superinfection with gram-positive organisms.
For the treatment of the following infections caused by susceptible gram-negative microorganisms: urinary tract infections, lower respiratory tract infections, septicemia, skin and skin-structure infections, intra-abdominal infections, and gynecologic infections.
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Duke University School of Medicine - Duke Clinical Research Institute - Duke Clinical Research Unit, Durham, North Carolina, United States
Public Health -- Seattle & King County STD Clinic, Seattle, Washington, United States
Simbec Research, Ltd., Merthyr Tydfil,, Mid Glamorgan, United Kingdom
Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital NHS Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Research site, Izmir, Turkey
Melinta 303 Study Site, Zhonghe, Taiwan
Melinta Investigational Site, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Northwestern University Department of Urology, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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