Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
im·i·pen·em Pronunciation:
"im-&-'pen-&m Function:
noun : a semisynthetic beta-lactamC
12H
17N
3O
4S·H
2O that is derived from an antibiotic produced by a bacterium of the genus
Streptomyces (
S. cattleya) and iseffective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria
