Fosfomycin was discovered in 1969 by scientists at the Spanish Penicillin and Antibiotics Company and is produced by Streptomyces fradiae. It may also be produced synthetically and is commercially available as the disodium salt for intravenous administration and as the calcium or trometamol salt for oral administration. In terms of chemical structure, fosfom...
Fosfomycin is indicated for the treatment of uncomplicated cases of cystitis caused by susceptible strains of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis. Fosfomycin is not officially indicated for the treatment of pyelonephritis or perinephric abscess, although there have been reported cases of off-label usage in these situations.
Sydney Childrens Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Oya Guven, MD, Kirklareli, Center, Turkey
UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Medisch Centrum Heuvelrug, Doorn, Utrecht, Netherlands
Huisartsenpraktijk Binnenstad, Utrecht, Netherlands
Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Städtisches Klinikum Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Institute for Translational Medicine, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
Shanghai 10th people's hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Charité - Univeristätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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