A multicentre, retrospective audit of fosfomycin use for urinary tract infections in Australian children and adolescents

Autor: Rachael Purcell, Daniel Yeoh, Asha Bowen, Philip N Britton, Jeremy P Carr, Ming Chen, Kaman Cheung, Julia Clark, Adam Irwin, Tony Lai, Ulrik Lorenzen, Andrew Steer, Sophie Wen, Phoebe Williams, Natalie Yap, Celia Cooper, Amanda Gwee
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
ISSN: 1460-2091
0305-7453
Popis: Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) due to MDR organisms are increasingly common. The lack of paediatric data on efficacious antibiotics makes UTI treatment particularly challenging. Data on the efficacy of fosfomycin use for UTI in children are variable. Methods We conducted a retrospective audit of children aged 0–18 years who were treated with fosfomycin for UTI at seven tertiary paediatric hospitals in Australia over a 7 year period, from 2014 to 2020. Results Ninety-one children with a median age of 5 years (range 2 months to 18 years) received oral fosfomycin for UTI. The majority (57/91, 63%) had one or more comorbidity, with the most common being renal tract anomalies (24/91, 26%). Fifty-nine (65%) had febrile UTI, 14/91 (15%) had pyelonephritis and 1/91 (1%) was bacteraemic. A majority (80/91, 88%) of urinary cultures had an ESBL-producing Gram-negative pathogen isolated. Fosfomycin susceptibility was evident in all 80 isolates tested. For uncomplicated UTI, the most common dose in children aged 12 years was 1, 2 and 3 g, respectively. For complicated UTI, doses of 2 and 3 g were most common. The median duration of fosfomycin administration was 5 days (range 1–82). Clinical cure was achieved in 84/90 (93%); the six with treatment failure had underlying comorbidities. Overall, 2/91 (2%) children experienced drug-related adverse effects comprising gastrointestinal symptoms in both, which resolved after treatment discontinuation. Conclusions Fosfomycin is well tolerated and associated with favourable treatment outcomes in children with UTI. Further research on the optimal dosing strategy is required.
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