Fosfomycin: what was old is new again

Minyon L Avent; Benjamin A Rogers; Allen C Cheng; Eugene Athan; Joshua R Francis; Matthew J Roberts; David L Paterson; Patrick N A Harris

doi:10.1111/imj.14122

Fosfomycin: what was old is new again

Intern Med J. 2018 Dec;48(12):1425-1429. doi: 10.1111/imj.14122.

Authors

Minyon L Avent^{1

2}, Benjamin A Rogers^{3

4}, Allen C Cheng^{5

6}, Eugene Athan^{7

8}, Joshua R Francis^{9

10}, Matthew J Roberts^{11

12}, David L Paterson^{1

11}, Patrick N A Harris^{1

11

13

14}

Affiliations

¹ Infection and Immunity Theme, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
² Queensland Statewide Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
³ Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Infectious Diseases Unit, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁵ Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Unit, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁶ School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁷ Department of Infectious Disease, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
⁸ Geelong Centre for Emerging Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁹ Global and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
¹⁰ Department of Paediatrics, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
¹¹ Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
¹² Department of Urology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
¹³ Pathology Queensland, Central Laboratory, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
¹⁴ Infection Management Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

PMID: 30517987
DOI: 10.1111/imj.14122

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Australia
Fosfomycin / pharmacology*
Humans
Treatment Outcome
Urinary Tract Infections* / drug therapy
Urinary Tract Infections* / microbiology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Fosfomycin