| Due to the increasing prevalence of infections
caused by resistant bacteria and especially
multiple drug resistance
Enterobacteriaceae, availability of alternative
effective antibiotics is restricted. The goal of
this study was to investigate the susceptibility
profile of multiple drug resistance and extensively
drug resistance Enterobacteriaceae isolated
from various clinical samples to fosfomycin.
A total of 303 non-duplicate
Enterobacteriaceae isolates were collected.
Identification and susceptibility testing were
done according to standard microbiological
procedures and the Kirby-Bauer test, respectively.
Of all isolates, 272 (89.8%) and 26 (8.6%)
were detected as multiple drug resistance and
extensively drug resistance strains, respectively.
The most effective antibiotic (98%) was fosfomycin,
when compared with other antibiotics
against multiple drug resistance and
extensively drug resistance Enterobacteriaceae
isolates. In this study, we find high levels of
resistance to commonly used antibiotics.
However, fosfomycin can be a good option for
treating multiple drug resistance
Enterobacteriaceae |