Oral fosfomycin for treatment of urinary tract infection: a retrospective cohort study

Philippa C. Matthews, Lucinda Barrett, Stephanie Warren, Nicole Stoesser, Mel Snelling, Matthew Scarborough, Nicola Jones

BMC Infectious Diseases · 2016 · 73 citations · 18 references

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Abstract

We report an important role for oral fosfomycin for MDR UTI treatment in a UK hospital population, and based on the findings from this study, we present our own local guidelines for its use. We present preliminary data suggesting that fosfomycin is safe and effective for use in patients with complex comorbidities and over prolonged time periods, but may be less effective against Klebsiella than E. coli.

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