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[Treatment of hospital-acquired urinary infections with amikacin (author's transl)]
Medizinische Klinik
|July 6, 1979
Abstract:
The efficacy of amikacin was evaluated in 32 patients with urinary infections due to hospital-acquired rods. Treatment with amikacin was successful in all cases of acute urinary infection by gentamicin-resistent gram-negative strains. Amikacin shares with other aminoglycosides the risk of nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity. Follow-up studies are preferable to patients already suffering from damage of hearing. Lesions of n. vestibularis were relatively infrequent.
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Amikacin effectively treated hospital-acquired urinary infections caused by gentamicin-resistant gram-negative bacteria in 32 patients. While generally safe, potential kidney and hearing toxicities require monitoring, especially in at-risk individuals.
Area of Science:
- Infectious Diseases
- Pharmacology
- Nephrology