Open AccessDrug Review: Fosfomycin—A Rarely used but more Practical Approach for Urinary Tract Infections
Author(s) -
Sangeeta Yadav,
Omkar Singh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of south asian federation of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0975-1920
pISSN - 0974-8938
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10006-1326
Subject(s) - fosfomycin , nitrofurantoin , medicine , levofloxacin , urinary system , ciprofloxacin , drug , antibiotics , intensive care medicine , drug resistance , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
In this current era of resistance, treating urinary tract infections (UTIs) on outpatient department (OPD) basis has become cumbersome. Resistance has dramatically increased for cotrimoxazole, levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin and nitrofurantoin in past few decades. Intravenous drugs increase the cost of treatment and patient may need hospitalization. We searched and analyzed the literature and found fosfomycin to be better alternative in resistant UTI as resistance to this drug is low and is cost-effective in comparison to available intravenous drugs. How to cite this article Agrawal P, Garg R, Yadav S, Singh O. Drug Review: Fosfomycin—A Rarely used but more Practical Approach for Urinary Tract Infections. J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2015;7(2):68-70.