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Biological costs and mechanisms of fosfomycin resistance in Escherichia coli.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Sept 2003
Nilsson Annika I, Berg Otto G, Aspevall Olle, Kahlmeter Gunnar, Andersson Dan I
Abstract excerpt
Fosfomycin is a cell wall inhibitor used mainly for the treatment of uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections. As shown here, resistance to fosfomycin develops rapidly in Escherichia coli under experimental conditions, but in spite of the relatively high mutation rate in vitro, resistance in...
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