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2014

Fosfomycin for the Treatment of Prostate Infection

INTERNAL MEDICINE
  • Hideharu Hagiya
  • ,
  • Megumi Ninagawa
  • ,
  • Kou Hasegawa
  • ,
  • Tomohiro Terasaka
  • ,
  • Kosuke Kimura
  • ,
  • Koichi Waseda
  • ,
  • Yoshihisa Hanayama
  • ,
  • Toshiaki Sendo
  • ,
  • Fumio Otsuka

Volume
53
Number
22
First page
2643
Last page
2646
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.2169/internalmedicine.53.3098
Publisher
JAPAN SOC INTERNAL MEDICINE

A 69-year-old man with diabetes mellitus was diagnosed with a prostate abscess. Although the pathogen was fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli and the oral administration of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was initiated, the infection recurred after three months. The antibiotic therapy was subsequently changed to intravenous fosfomycin, and the patient's condition promptly improved. Four weeks of fosfomycin therapy was successfully continued without any adverse events. In the era of antibiotic resistance, revival of forgotten drugs is an important issue for clinicians. Fosfomycin can be applied as an alternative option for prostate infections, considering the remaining susceptibility of multidrug-resistant pathogens to fosfomycin and the good pharmacokinetics of this drug in prostatic tissue.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.53.3098
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25400191
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000345354300016&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.2169/internalmedicine.53.3098
  • ISSN : 0918-2918
  • eISSN : 1349-7235
  • Pubmed ID : 25400191
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000345354300016

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