title: [In vitro antibacterial activity of fosfomycin].
abstract: We have studied the "in vitro" antibacterial activity of phosphonomycin against 93 freshly isolated bacterial strains. Phosphonomycin posses a good activity mainly against Gram positive bacteria. A marked increase in the antibacterial activity "in vitro" is obtained when phosphonomycin is combined with other antibitoics having a similar mechanism of action (i.e. inhibition of cell-wall synthesis). We have also determined the frequency of phosphonomycin-resistant mutants in some of the strains tested for antibacterial activity. High frequency of resistant strains have found in Klebsiella spp.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects*; D005578:Fosfomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003470:Culture Media; D005578:Fosfomycin
vernacular_title: Attività' antibatterica in vitro della fosfonomicina.