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* | ==Background== | ||
*Used (alone or with beta-lactam) to treat serious infections due to [[gram-negative bacilli]], e.g.: | |||
**Ill patient with [[pyelonephritis]] | |||
** | **[[Meningitis]] (due to [[pseudomonas]], [[acinetobacter]]) | ||
** | **[[Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis]] | ||
**Bacterial [[endocarditis]] | |||
* | *Used +/- [[beta-lactam]] | ||
*Nephro and oto toxic. Risk of neuromuscular blockade. | |||
*Can precipitate crisis in patients with [[myasthenia gravis]] | |||
*Include [[gentamicin]] and [[tobramycin]] | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Antibiotics (Main)]] | *[[Antibiotics (Main)]] | ||
== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | |||
{{Template:Clinically Utilized Antibiotics}} | {{Template:Clinically Utilized Antibiotics}} | ||
Latest revision as of 00:44, 10 July 2017
Background
- Used (alone or with beta-lactam) to treat serious infections due to gram-negative bacilli, e.g.:
- Ill patient with pyelonephritis
- Meningitis (due to pseudomonas, acinetobacter)
- Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis
- Bacterial endocarditis
- Used +/- beta-lactam
- Nephro and oto toxic. Risk of neuromuscular blockade.
- Can precipitate crisis in patients with myasthenia gravis
- Include gentamicin and tobramycin
See Also
References
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