Aminoglycosides

A group of antibiotics (streptomycin, gentamycin, tobramycin) commonly combined synergistically with penicillins.


A drug used to treat many Gram-negative and some Gram-positive bacterial infections.


A series of broad-spectrum antibiotics of similar toxicity and pharmacology, including streptomycin, neomycin, framycetin, kanamycin, paromomycin and gentamicin.


A type or class of antibiotics used to treat infections caused by aerobic, gram-negative bacteria. Aminoglycosides work by preventing proper protein synthesis in disease-causing bacteria. Among the bacteria that are vulnerable to aminoglycosides are Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, Escherichia coli. Staphylococcus aureus, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.


A class of antibiotics, including gentamicin and tobramycin, some of which are derived from microorganisms while others are produced synthetically.


 


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