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Aminoglycosides are useful primarily in infections involving aerobic, Gram-negative bacteria, such as Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, and Enterobacter. In addition, some Mycobacteria, including the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, are susceptible to aminoglycosides. Streptomycin was the first effective drug in the treatment of tuberculosis, though ...
The only Gram-positive bacteria that amikacin strongly affects are Staphylococcus [14] and Nocardia. [15] Amikacin can also be used to treat non-tubercular mycobacterial infections and tuberculosis (if caused by sensitive strains) when first-line drugs fail to control the infection. [9] It is rarely used alone. [16]
A classic example of this effect is the interaction between β-lactams, which damage the bacteria cell membrane, and aminoglycosides, which inhibit protein synthesis. [1] The damage dealt to the cell wall by β-lactams allows more aminoglycoside molecules to be taken up into the cell than would otherwise be possible, enhancing cell damage. [1]
Gentamicin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic used to treat several types of bacterial infections. [5] This may include bone infections, endocarditis, pelvic inflammatory disease, meningitis, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and sepsis among others. [5] It is not effective for gonorrhea or chlamydia infections. [5]
Kanamycin A, [2] often referred to simply as kanamycin, is an antibiotic used to treat severe bacterial infections and tuberculosis. [3] It is not a first line treatment. [3] It is used by mouth, injection into a vein, or injection into a muscle. [3] Kanamycin is recommended for short-term use only, usually from 7 to 10 days. [3]
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Tobramycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic derived from Streptomyces tenebrarius that is used to treat various types of bacterial infections, particularly Gram-negative infections. It is especially effective against species of Pseudomonas. [9] It was patented in 1965, and approved for medical use in 1974. [10]