Clinical and economic impact of generic versus brand name meropenem use in an intensive care unit in Colombia

Background: Recent studies suggest that sustained use of generic antibiotics may be associated with clinical failure and emergence of antibacterial resistance. The present study was designed to determine the clinical outcome between the use of generic meropenem (GM) and brand-name meropenem (BNM). A...

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Main Authors: Karen Ordóñez, Max M. Feinstein, Sergio Reyes, Cristhian Hernández-Gómez, Christian Pallares, María V. Villegas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867019301680