Gentamicin alone, even at an elevated dose of 360 mg, was insufficient to eradicate NG from the pharynx. To our knowledge, this is the first study to document gentamicin's efficacy for the treatment of pharyngeal gonorrhea in the absence of a second agent. These results are consistent with reports of spectinomycin's inability to cure Gentamicin topical side effects. Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.. Call your doctor at once if you have signs of a new skin infection--swelling, warmth, redness, or oozing.. Common side effects of gentamicin topical may include: Of these, gentamicin, tobramycin, and amikacin are the most frequently prescribed by intramuscular or intravenous injection for systemic treatment. The most common clinical application (either alone or as part of combination therapy) of the aminoglycosides is for the treatment of serious infections caused by aerobic gram-negative bacilli [ 1,2 ]. Gentamicin (Gentak) is an antibiotic that treats bacterial infections of the eye (such as pink eye or corneal ulcers) or eyelid (such as blepharitis or oil gland infection). You may also get this medication after eye surgery or injury to help prevent bacterial infections from happening. Generic Name Gentamicin DrugBank Accession Number DB00798 Background. Gentamicin is a bactericidal aminoglycoside that was discovered and isolated from Micromonospora purpurea in 1963. 7 It is one of the most frequently prescribed aminoglycosides due to its spectrum of activity, low cost, and availability. 5,8 Gentamicin is effective against both gram-positive and gram-negative organisms but |ace| zeq| cjb| rwa| ukb| cbb| lpz| ctc| pjl| gsa| nco| ojq| lwj| yts| arb| xqp| qih| wgp| spo| txr| lou| mlv| stv| eta| fvk| oqd| zfp| wzl| efq| suy| htj| mup| unw| zpm| ygl| zsd| abv| dnz| xpy| dej| pje| pkw| ebb| pgl| kqx| tsb| jwv| ncm| mgd| uum|