Which of the following antibiotics would most likely cause this effect?

An 82-year-old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is hospitalized for an acute exacerbation and is placed on ventilatory support. During the course of her hospitalization, she becomes febrile with an associated elevation in her WBC count. X-ray of the chest shows a new infiltrate in the right lower lobe. Sputum studies of the infiltrate show that it is the gram-negative bacillus Acinetobacter baumannii. She is treated with intravenous (IV) antibiotics. Several hours after starting IV antibiotics, the patient has a seizure that lasts 45 seconds. A subsequent lumbar puncture is negative. Which of the following antibiotics would most likely cause this effect?

(A) Gentamicin
(B) Imipenem
© Levofloxacin
(D) Linezolid
(E) Rifampin

Ans: (B) Imipenem