Title : Other antimicrobials of interest in the era of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases: fosfomycin, nitrofurantoin and tigecycline.

Pub. Date : 2008 Jan

PMID : 18154548






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1 The activity and potential use of two old antimicrobials, nitrofurantoin and fosfomycin, and the new compound tigecycline for treatment of infections due to ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae, with special emphasis on E. coli, are reviewed. Tigecycline EsbL Escherichia coli
2 Finally, for treatment of systemic infections in the hospital setting, tigecycline could be an option that would reduce selection for ESBL-producing organisms. Tigecycline EsbL Escherichia coli