We present the results of a multicenter retrospective study of 35 difficult-to-treat patients with urinary tract infections associated with indwelling urinary catheters (CAUTIs). All patients received oral administration of 3 g fosfomycin trometamol once a day for two days and then with a dose of 3 g every 48 h for two weeks. The most commonly isolated strains were: Escherichia coli (65.7%) and Enterococcus spp. (25.7%); prevalence of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase strains was 48.5%. Six patients (17.1%) had a clinical response after a single dose of fosfomycin trometamol, 12 (34.2%) after two doses and 13 (37.1%) patients had a clinical response after three or more doses. Four patients (11.6%) failed prolonged antibiotic treatment with fosfomy- cin trometamol. During the follow-up period, 30 out of 35 (85.7%) patients were without symptomatic infec- tions. No significant side effects were reported. In conclusion, fosfomycin trometamol seems to be a valid treatment option in patients with CAUTIs.

The use of oral fosfomycin-trometamol in patients with catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI): new indications for an old antibiotic?

Rizzo, Michele;Palmieri, Alessandro;Liguori, Giovanni;Trombetta, Carlo;Carini, Marco;Novelli, Andrea
2018-01-01

Abstract

We present the results of a multicenter retrospective study of 35 difficult-to-treat patients with urinary tract infections associated with indwelling urinary catheters (CAUTIs). All patients received oral administration of 3 g fosfomycin trometamol once a day for two days and then with a dose of 3 g every 48 h for two weeks. The most commonly isolated strains were: Escherichia coli (65.7%) and Enterococcus spp. (25.7%); prevalence of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase strains was 48.5%. Six patients (17.1%) had a clinical response after a single dose of fosfomycin trometamol, 12 (34.2%) after two doses and 13 (37.1%) patients had a clinical response after three or more doses. Four patients (11.6%) failed prolonged antibiotic treatment with fosfomy- cin trometamol. During the follow-up period, 30 out of 35 (85.7%) patients were without symptomatic infec- tions. No significant side effects were reported. In conclusion, fosfomycin trometamol seems to be a valid treatment option in patients with CAUTIs.
2018
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