Fosfomycin susceptibility testing and resistance mechanisms in Enterobacterales in South Africa

• Main Authors: Jessica S. Hurwitz (Author), Mae Newton-Foot (Author), Kristien Nel van Zyl (Author), Pieter Nel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Fosfomycin treatment of urinary tract infections is increasingly attractive due to escalating antibiotic resistance rates among urinary pathogens. Standard antibiotic susceptibility testing methods perform poorly for fosfomycin as there is poor correlation between susceptibility results...