|Videos|October 13, 2017

What is the Advantage of Administering a Beta-Lactam with a Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor?

Author(s)Contagion&reg Editorial Staff

Amanda Paschke, MD, MSCE, explains the advantage of administering a beta-lactam in combination with a beta-lactamase inhibitor.

Amanda Paschke, MD, MSCE, director of Clinical Research, Infectious Diseases, at Merck, breaks down the advantages of administering a beta-lactam in combination with a beta-lactamase inhibitor. Dr. Paschke highlights Merck’s development compound imipenem-relebactam, and explains how relebactam restores susceptibility to imipenem.

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