{"id":2113,"date":"2026-07-07T11:53:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/?post_type=project&#038;p=2113"},"modified":"2026-07-07T12:03:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T11:03:29","slug":"fortress","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/projects\/fortress\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull fullstretch has-dark-accent-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0f86e333 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull fullstretch cirgcover has-standard-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-77863774b4bafa76017e3d0427e2b75c\" style=\"min-height:550px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start Date<br><strong>May 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Status<br><strong>Open to Recruitment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Principal Investigator<br><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/people\/dr-simon-dewar\/\" data-type=\"people\" data-id=\"1455\">Dr Simon Dewar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Main Research Site<br><strong>NHS Lothian<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FORTRESS is a non-interventional prospective clinical registry which it aims to evaluate the clinical outcome and safety of using IV Fosfomycin to treat severely infected patients. 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