Carbapenems have a penicillin-like mechanism, inhibiting cell wall synthesis. They are active against most pathogens, but some resistance is emerging. EnterobacteriaceaeâRisk factors for ESBLs should guide carbapenem use, along with laboratory testing of susceptibility, particularly for seriously ill patients.
The noun ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS has 1 sense: 1. a character set that includes letters and digits and punctuation. Familiarity information: ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS used as a noun is very rare.
For other uses, see Alpha (disambiguation). Alpha (uppercase/lowercase Î± Î±), is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, used to stand for the a sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 1. Letters that came from it are the Roman A and Cyrillic Ð°.