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Stability of Biological Activity of Frozen β-lactams over Time as Assessed by Time-Lapsed Broth Microdilutions

To evaluate the antimicrobial agent’s stability stored at −80 °C, six β-lactams (meropenem, ertapenem, imipenem, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, and piperacillin-tazobactam) were studied using the broth microdilution (BMD). The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) remained accurate with the same amount...

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Autores principales: Leite, Gleice, Lawandi, Alexander, Cheng, Matthew P., Lee, Todd
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6963782/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31557817
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics8040165
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Sumario:To evaluate the antimicrobial agent’s stability stored at −80 °C, six β-lactams (meropenem, ertapenem, imipenem, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, and piperacillin-tazobactam) were studied using the broth microdilution (BMD). The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) remained accurate with the same amount of frozen drug for at least six months. Thereafter, there was a diminishing drug concentration due to instability. At this temperature, most β-lactams can be frozen as a stock concentration for up to six months without a significant loss in antibiotic activity.