Review Article
Fosfomycin: A First-Line Oral Therapy for Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis
Table 3
In vitro activity of fosfomycin against facultative Gram-positive bacteria
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| Organism | Number tested | Fosfomycin | MIC50 (g/mL) | MIC90 (g/mL) | Range (g/mL) |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 1862 | 32 | 64 | 0.5–512 | Enterococcus faecium | 516 | 32–64 | 64–128 | 0.5–128 | Enterococcus spp. | 137 | 16–32 | 64 | 0.25–>256 | Staphylococcus aureus | 2213 | 4 | 16 | 0.12–512 | Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA | 162 | 4 | 64 | 0.5–512 | Staphylococcus epidermidis | 896 | 8 | 128 | 0.5–256 | Staphylococcus saprophyticus | 227 | 64–128 | 256–>512 | ≤2–>512 | Streptococcus pneumoniae | 57 | 8 | 16 | 4–32 | Streptococcus pyogenes | 50 | 32 | 64 | 2–64 | Streptococcus agalactiae | 50 | 32 | 64 | 2–64 |
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Data compiled from [12, 32–34, 38, 42].
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