Emerging Concepts for the Treatment of Biofilm-Associated Bone and Joint Infections with IV Fosfomycin: A Literature Review

Due to the involvement of biofilms in the pathogenesis of bone and joint infections (BJI), the treatment of these infections is often challenging, especially when multidrug- or extensively drug-resistant (MDR/XDR) pathogens are involved. Intravenous fosfomycin (FOS) is a phosphoenolpyruvate analogue...

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Published in:Microorganisms
Main Authors: Sara Tedeschi, Efthymia Giannitsioti, Christian Mayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Subjects:
bone and joint infection
fosfomycin
multidrug-resistant
carbapenem-resistant
<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
<i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13/5/963

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