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Cystitis (Treatment)

Single-Dose Antimicrobial Effective for UTI

Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 31st, 1999

A single dose of fosfomycin tromethamine, an oral antimicrobial, is as effective as seven- to 10-day treatments for cystitis in women.

Recently approved for use in the United States for urinary tract infection (UTI) treatment, the benefits of fosfomycin tromethamine include easy compliance, minimal side effects, and reduced cost. More importantly, it is a new weapon against antibiotic-resistant organisms.

Gary E. Stein, PharmD, of Michigan State University, reviewed this antimicrobial in the March/April 1999 issue of the International Journal of Fertility ("Fosfomycin Tromethamine: Single-Dose Treatment of Acute Cystitis," Int J Fertil,...

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