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amikacin

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amikacin /am·i·ka·cin/ (am″ĭ-ka´sin) a semisynthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic derived from kanamycin, used as the sulfate salt in the treatment of a wide range of infections due to aerobic gram-negative bacilli.
amikacin [am″ĭ-ka´sin]
a semisynthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic derived from kanamycin, used as the sulfate salt in the treatment of a wide range of infections due to susceptible gram-negative organisms.
amikacin
Therapeutics The broadest of the broad-spectrum aminoglycosides, which is resistant to aminoglycoside-inactivating enzymes Indications Nosocomial gram-negative bacterial infections–eg, with Enterobacter spp, Klebsiella spp, Proteus spp, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia spp, E coli, possibly MAC Adverse effects Ototoxicity, nephrotox-icity
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