Context:<br/><h1>Carbapenem</h1>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<br/><br/><br/><b>Carbapenems</b> are a class of <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-lactam_antibiotic' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-lactam_antibiotic</a> with a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity. They have a structure that renders them highly resistant to most <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-lactamase' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-lactamase</a>.<sup><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbapenem#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> Carbapenem antibiotics were originally developed from the carbapenem <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thienamycin' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thienamycin</a>, a naturally derived product of <i><a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streptomyces' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streptomyces</a> cattleya</i>.<sup><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbapenem#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup><br/><br/>More:<br/><a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbapenem' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbapenem</a>