Single-dose fosfomycin tromethamine: Evaluation in the treatment of uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection

Advances in Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 49-63

  Gelfand, Michael ^a   Johnson, Richard ^b  

^a Infectious Diseases Methodist Hospital   (United States)

^b QED Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotic therapy; Escherichia coli; fosfomycin; single dose therapy; urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLAVULANIC ACID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FOSFOMYCIN; FOSFOMYCIN TROMETHAMINE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RISK FACTOR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0030904754     PISSN: 0741238X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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