The present invention relates to carbapenems and provides a compound of the formula (I): ##STR00001## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof wherein: R.sup.1 is 1-hydroxyethyl, 1-fluoroethyl or hydroxymethyl; R.sup.2 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-4alkyl; R.sup.3 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-4alkyl; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are the same or different and are selected from hydrogen, halo, cyano, C.sub.1-4alkyl, nitro, hydroxy, carboxy, C.sub.1-4alkoxy, C.sub.1-4alkoxycarbonyl, am...