Monobactams

ByBrian J. Werth, PharmD, University of Washington School of Pharmacy
Reviewed/Revised May 2022
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    Monobactams are parenteral beta-lactam bactericidal antibiotics.

    • Enterobacterales that do not produce AmpC beta-lactamase, extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL), or Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)

    • Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    cephalosporinsaminoglycosides.

    meningitis

    Other antibiotics are added to cover any suspected gram-positive species or anaerobes.

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