Successful treatment of lower urinary tract infections with oral fosfomycin: a report of three cases

Abstract

Infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms continue to increase, and therapeutic options remain scarce. Given this challenge, it has become necessary to use older antimicrobials for treatment of these pathogens. We report three patients with lower urinary tract infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae who were successfully treated with a seven-day course of oral fosfomycin monotherapy.

Keywords

• Fosfomycin
• Urinary tract infection treatment
• KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae.