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Descriptor English: Carbapenems
Descriptor Spanish: Carbapenémicos
Descriptor carbapenems
Entry term(s) antibióticos carbapenems
antibióticos carbapenémicos
carbapenem
carbapenemes
Scope note: Grupo de antibióticos betalactámicos en los que el átomo de azufre del anillo tiazolidina de la molécula de penicilina ha sido sustituido por un átomo de carbono. Las TIENAMICINAS son un subgrupo de carbapenems que tienen un átomo de azufre como primer constituyente de la cadena lateral.
Descriptor Portuguese: Carbapenêmicos
Descriptor French: Carbapénèmes
Entry term(s): Antibiotics, Carbapenem
Carbapenem
Carbapenem Antibiotics
Tree number(s): D02.065.589.099.124
D03.633.100.300.124
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015780
Scope note: A group of beta-lactam antibiotics in which the sulfur atom in the thiazolidine ring of the penicillin molecule is replaced by a carbon atom. THIENAMYCINS are a subgroup of carbapenems which have a sulfur atom as the first constituent of the side chain.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Antibiotics (1966-1982)
Antibiotics, Lactam (1983-1989)
Public MeSH Note: 90
History Note: 90
DeCS ID: 24550
Unique ID: D015780
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Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/05/25
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Carbapenems - Preferred
Concept UI M0024174
Scope note A group of beta-lactam antibiotics in which the sulfur atom in the thiazolidine ring of the penicillin molecule is replaced by a carbon atom. THIENAMYCINS are a subgroup of carbapenems which have a sulfur atom as the first constituent of the side chain.
Preferred term Carbapenems
Entry term(s) Antibiotics, Carbapenem
Carbapenem
Carbapenem Antibiotics



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