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Medicines fosfomycinQuestion & answer

fosfomycin · Medicine question

How does fosfomycin kill bacteria?

iatroX medicinesPublished 8 November 2026

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Answer

Fosfomycin kills proliferating bacteria by blocking peptidoglycan synthesis at the first stage of intracellular bacterial cell-wall synthesis.

Sources for this answer

Fomicyt 40 mg/ml powder for solution for infusionInfectoPharm Ltd · emc · SmPC §5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties · Version 2Document updated 16 January 2025

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