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Carbapenems Seizure Antimicrobial Drugs  Are With  Dime Doripenem

Front What antimicrobial drugs are associated with seizures?
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Carbapenems (DIME)
Doripenem
Imipenem
Meropenem
Ertapenem

Antibiotic-related seizure complications are most often associated with β-lactams → CLASSIC VIGNETTE → Patient is treated with intravenous antibiotics but several hours has a seizure lasting 45 seconds → CARBAPENEMS

Tags: antimicrobial, drugs

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