1. A class of broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics used to treat serious bacterial infections, especially those resistant to other antibiotics.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical; typically used in hospital settings; often reserved for severe or resistant infections

Examples

• The patient was prescribed a carbapenem after the initial antibiotic treatment failed.
• Carbapenems are effective against many gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria.
• Meropenem is one of the most commonly used carbapenems in clinical practice.
• The doctor chose a carbapenem to combat the drug-resistant infection.
• Carbapenem resistance is an emerging public health concern worldwide.
• The hospital's antibiotic protocol reserves carbapenems for the most serious cases.