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.
Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Novartis Investigative Site, Spokane, Washington, United States
Research site, Izmir, Turkey
Melinta 303 Study Site, Zhonghe, Taiwan
Melinta Investigational Site, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Research Site, London, United Kingdom
Northwestern University Department of Urology, Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Research Site, Odesa, Ukraine
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