I en klinisk undersøgelse af akutte gynækologiske infektioner, hos voksne, havde 26% af de evaluerbare patienter behandlet med ertapenem svær sygdom (defineret som temperatur ≥ 39°C og/ eller bacteriæmi) ti patienter havde bacteriæmi.
In a clinical study for the treatment of acute gynaecologic infections, in adults, 26% of evaluable patients treated with ertapenem had severe disease (defined as temperature ≥ 39°C and/ or bacteraemia); ten patients had bacteraemia.