Fosfomycin: Pharmacological, Clinical and Future Perspectives

• Main Authors: Anneke Corinne Dijkmans (Author), Natalia Veneranda Ortiz Zacarías (Author), Jacobus Burggraaf (Author), Johan Willem Mouton (Author), Erik Bert Wilms (Author), Cees van Nieuwkoop (Author), Daniel Johannes Touw (Author), Jasper Stevens (Author), Ingrid Maria Catharina Kamerling (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Fosfomycin is a bactericidal, low-molecular weight, broad-spectrum antibiotic, with putative activity against several bacteria, including multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, by irreversibly inhibiting an early stage in cell wall synthesis. Evidence suggests that fosfomycin has a synergistic...