Pharmacodynamics of fosfomycin against ESBL- and/or carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae
Author(s) -
Fiona Fransen,
Kelly Hermans,
Maria J. Melchers,
Claudia C M Lagarde,
Joseph Meletiadis,
Johan W. Mouton
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkx328
Subject(s) - fosfomycin , pharmacodynamics , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology , antibiotic resistance , enterobacteriaceae , population , escherichia coli , drug resistance , pharmacology , medicine , pharmacokinetics , biochemistry , environmental health , gene
The increase in antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria and the limited therapeutic options due to the shortage of new antibiotics have increased the interest of the 'old' antibiotic fosfomycin in the treatment of infections. However, there are contradictory reports on the pharmacodynamics of and emergence of resistance to fosfomycin.
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