gentamicin
- noun
- /ˌdʒɛn.təˈmaɪ.sɪn/
- Specialized
- Patients with urinary tract infections often receive gentamicin as part of their treatment.
- gentamicin injection
- topical gentamicin
- gentamicin drops
Examples
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Numerous reports on gentamicin therapy relate successful reductions of vertigo without sacrificing cochlear function.
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Results of this study support the efficacy of intratympanic gentamicin injections for eliminating intractable vertigo episodes in Meniere disease.
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Other authors have noted that the degree of RVR following gentamicin treatment is not uniform among patients.
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Early in our experience with intratympanic gentamicin, we did warm caloric testing before each treatment.
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Specifically, the application of gentamicin via the Silverstein Micro-Wick system has been shown to be consistently effective.
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Recent evidence that gentamicin may act as an iron chelator has resolved this paradox.
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Since then, we have identified incontrovertible evidence of topical gentamicin toxicity in approximately 30 more patients.
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Imbalance after intratympanic gentamicin is common and is usually controlled with vestibular therapy.
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At our institution, we examined the quality of life in a series of patients with systemic gentamicin-induced vestibulotoxicity.
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Comparison of endpoints may be important in determining the fewest gentamicin injections needed for effective therapy.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
A medicine that kills bacteria and treats urinary tract infections
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gentamicin is the name of an antibiotic, and the ending -micin is a common part in names of drugs made from soil microbes, so you can think of it as 'medicine from microbes'. That's a helpful way to remember that gentamicin is used to kill bacteria.