Aminoglycoside WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Aminoglycoside
An aminoglycoside is a molecule composed of a sugar group and an amino group. Several aminoglycosides function as antibiotics that are effective against certain types of bacteria. They include amikacin, gentamicin, kanamycin, neomycin, netilmicin, paromomycin, rhodostreptomycin, streptomycin, tobramycin, and apramycin. ...read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- It is used to treat serious infections caused by gram-negative bacteria.1
- Side effects include loss of hearing, clumsiness or unsteadiness and dizziness.2
- It is more common in elderly and new born patients.2
- This antibiotic is derived from various species of Streptomyces bacteria or are produced synthetically.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP): Aminoglycoside Resistance In Enterobacteriaceae And Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mayo Clinic: Aminoglycoside Inhalation Route, Irrigation Route, Parenteral Route
- ↑ WrongDiagnosis: Aminoglycoside Antibiotic
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- Contributor: Martin Dela Cruz, RMT
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Martin Dela Cruz, RMT
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: AMINOGLYCOSID, Aminoglycoside Antibiotics, Aminoglycoside Antibiotic
- Last update: Aug. 11, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
