Successful treatment of lower urinary tract infections with oral fosfomycin: a report of three cases

Infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms continue to increase, and therapeutic options remain scarce. Given this challenge, it has become necessary to use older antimicrobials for treatment of these pathogens. We report three patients with lower urinary tract infections caused by Klebsiella p...

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Published in:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 358 - 360
Main Authors:	da Silva, Juliana Oliveira, Yu, Maria Cecilia Zorat, Doi, André, de Araujo, Maria Rita Elmor, Neto, Pedro Aurélio Mathiasi, Furtado, Guilherme Henrique Campos
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 01-06-2015 Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use beta-Lactamases - secretion Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests Female Fosfomycin Fosfomycin - therapeutic use Humans Klebsiella Infections - drug therapy Klebsiella Infections - microbiology Klebsiella pneumoniae - drug effects Klebsiella pneumoniae - enzymology KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Male Middle Aged Treatment Outcome TROPICAL MEDICINE Urinary tract infection treatment Urinary Tract Infections - drug therapy Urinary Tract Infections - microbiology Urinary tract infection treatment KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Fosfomycin
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