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Doripenem, an anti-bacterial drug, is indicated for the treatment of drug-resistant, susceptible bacterial infections including complicated intra-abdominal infections, complicated urinary tract infections including pyelonephritis. Empirical therapy should be considered, only if bacterial culture and susceptibility tests are not available. Doripenem injections as a single agent should be used for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections due to Streptococcus intermedius, S. constellatus, E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacteroides caccae, B. fragilis, B. thetaiotaomicron, B. uniformis, B. vulgatus and Peptostreptococcus micros.