Sulbactam is a semi-synthetic penicillinate sulfone derived from 6-aminopenicllanic acid. This β-lactam compound is characterized by a β-lactam ring.
Application
Sulbactam has been used as a β-Lactamase inhibitor in β-lactamase inhibitor assay. It has also been used to evaluate its antimicrobial pharmacodynamic effects against extremely drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Sulbactam may be used in cell signaling studies.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Sulbactam acts as an irreversible inhibitor of β-lactamases that inactivate β-lactams such as penicillin and cephalosporin. It is also active against bacteroides and certain chromosomally mediated enzymes of Gram-negative bacteria. It exhibits limited antimicrobial activity. However, sulbactam in combination with other potential antibiotics exhibits therapeutic effects against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections.
Background Acinetobacter species are known to be important hospital-acquired pathogens. Unfortunately, multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter spp. has very limited options for an effective treatment. Aim To identify the common pathogens causing lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI), their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern, and determine the minimum inhibitory
Since the introduction of penicillin, beta-lactam antibiotics have been the antimicrobial agents of choice. Unfortunately, the efficacy of these life-saving antibiotics is significantly threatened by bacterial beta-lactamases. beta-Lactamases are now responsible for resistance to penicillins, extended-spectrum cephalosporins, monobactams, and carbapenems.
To assess the impact of prophylactic antibiotics on the prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) and the cost-effectiveness of this prophylaxis for breast cancer surgery in overweight or obese women. SSI is higher than expected after breast surgery. Obesity was
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Beta-lactam ring-containing compounds such as penicillins, ampicillin, amoxicillin, cephalosporins and carbapenems are among the most famous antibiotics. This article reviews the recent developments in study of cephems, oxacephems, penams and sulbactam. Many of the compounds reviewed have potential antibacterial activity
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 56(11), 5687-5692 (2012-08-22)
Acinetobacter baumannii is an increasingly problematic pathogen in United States hospitals. Antibiotics that can treat A. baumannii are becoming more limited. Little is known about the contributions of penicillin binding proteins (PBPs), the target of β-lactam antibiotics, to β-lactam-sulbactam susceptibility
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