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gentamycin

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gentamicin, gentamycin
an antibiotic complex elaborated by fungi of the genus Micromonospora, effective against many gram-negative bacteria, especially Pseudomonas species, as well as certain gram-positive bacteria, especially Staphylococcus aureus. As with other aminoglycoside antibiotics gentamicin is ototoxic and nephrotoxic. Used as the sulfate.
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It was surprising that even antibiotics that are used only as injectables like gentamycin also showed a resistance of 22 to 30 per cent.
OVERUSE OF ANTIBIOTICS MAKING YOU ILL by Mail Today (New Delhi, India)
Examples of drugs known or reported to be ototoxic Ototoxic drug class Examples Aminoglycosides Streptomycin, amikacin, tobramycin, gentamycin, kanamycin, capreomycin Platinum-based chemotherapy Cisplatin, carboplatin, oxaliplatin Loop diuretics Furosemide, torasemide, bumetanide, piratenide Other antibiotics Erythromycin, vancomycin Antimalarials Quinine Salicylates Aspirin Phosphodiesterase type Sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil 5 inhibitors
Drug-induced ototoxicity by Sinxadi, Phumla; Blockman, Marc / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
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Molecular epidemiological characteristics of Shigella spp. isolated ... by Sharma, Anjana; Singh, Susheel Kumar; Kori, Lokesh / Journal of Environmental Health
 
 
 
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