Cerebrospinal fluid penetration of fosfomycin in patients with ventriculitis: an observational study

Abstract Background For treatment of ventriculitis, vancomycin and meropenem are frequently used as empiric treatment but cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) penetration is highly variable and may result in subtherapeutic concentrations. Fosfomycin has been suggested for combination antibiotic therapy, but da...

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Main Authors: Christina König, Jens Martens-Lobenhoffer, Patrick Czorlich, Manfred Westphal, Stefanie M. Bode-Böger, Stefan Kluge, Jörn Grensemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-023-00572-4