The present invention relates to a crystalline carbapenem compound and
produced method thereof. The crystalline carbapenem compound of the
present invention is crystalline
(4R,5S,6S)-3-[[(3S,5S)-5-[(dimethylamino)carbonyl]-3-pyrrolidinyl]thio]-6-
-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-4-methyl-7-oxo-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carb-
oxylic acid and it is characterized by an X-ray powder diffraction pattern
of FIG. 2. The crystalline carbapenem compound of the present invention
is a new crystalline form and is useful as an antibiotic agent.
Furthermore, the crystalline carbapenem compound of the present invention
is much more stable than carbapenem compound in a non-crystalline form.
Hence, the crystalline carbapenem compound of the present invention is
suitable for storage.