In vitro activity of fosfomycin against multidrug-resistant urinary and nonurinary gram-negative isolates

JOURNAL TITLE: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Author
1. Subhrajyoti Sahu
2. Ashok Praharaj
ISSN
0972-5229
DOI
10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_67_18
Volume
22
Issue
7
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
4
Author Affiliations
    1. Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
    1. Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Article keywords
    Fosfomycin, multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli, urinary tract infection

    Abstract

    Background: The era of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) has renewed interest in fosfomycin. Aim: The present study evaluated the in vitro activity of fosfomycin against MDR urinary and nonurinary GNB isolates. Materials and Methods: Fosfomycin susceptibility was carried out by agar dilution for a total of 279 (142 from urine and 137 from other samples) MDR-GNB. Disk diffusion was done for urinary isolates only. Results: Urinary tract isolates had a high degree of susceptibility to fosfomycin (overall susceptibility, 90.8%), whereas only 42.9% of nonurinary isolates retained susceptibility to the drug. Percentage susceptibility rates for urinary and nonurinary isolates of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter spp. were 99%, 91.3%, 66%, 0% and 62%, 44.4%, 32%, 11%, respectively. Conclusion: Fosfomycin showed excellent in vitro activity for uropathogens. Large-scale evaluation of fosfomycin against MDR systemic isolates is required to evaluate its therapeutic efficacy.

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