Research Article: Ertapenem-Induced Neurotoxicity: A Literature Review of Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes
Abstract:
Case reports of ertapenem -induced neurotoxicity were collected for retrospective analysis.
Neurotoxicity is a rare adverse event for ertapenem, especially in patients with advanced age, renal insufficiency, pre-existing neurological disease, and hypoalbuminemia.
Epileptiform seizures (.%), visual hallucinations (.%), altered mental status (.%), and confusion (.%) were the most common symptoms of ertapenem-induced neurotoxicity.
Drug discontinuation is the most important treatment for ertapenem-induced neurotoxicity.
Introduction:
Ertapenem is a -beta-methyl carbapenem that is stable to dehydropeptidases and binds better to penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) and with bactericidal activity that acts by inhibition of the bacterial cell wall. Carbapenems possess greatest broad-spectrum activity against gram-positive and gram-negative aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. Ertapenem, however, lacks the coverage against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii , and thus exerts less selection pressure for resistance to these bacteria than do…
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