neomycin

Examples

• All

• Doctors may prescribe neomycin as an antibiotic to treat skin infections effectively.

• We have seen patients who were taking neomycin-containing drops develop reactions that range from mild erythema to fulminant reactions.

  Academic text (2003)

• For example, topical neomycin has been shown to cause contact sensitivity in 5 to 15% of patients.

  Academic text (2004)

• However, resistance to neomycin has been seen in Pseudomonas infections.

  Academic text (2002)

• If patch testing is performed, up to 30% of patients may actually demonstrate hypersensitivity to neomycin.

  Academic text (2004)

• There is cross-reactivity between neomycin and other aminoglycosides.

  Academic text (2001)

• During the 1970s, skin testing in patients with chronic external otitis showed that the incidence of neomycin sensitivity was approximately 8%.

  Academic text (2001)

• Neomycin/polymyxin B/hydrocortisone otic suspension is one of the more widely prescribed eardrops in the United States.

  Academic text (2002)

• Concerns about ototoxicity led to a decline in the use of eardrops (i.e., neomycin, gentamicin, and tobramycin).

  Academic text (2002)

• Miro conducted a comparison trial of ciprofloxacin and neomycin/polymyxin B/hydrocortisone in 232 patients with CSOM.

  Academic text (2005)

Synonyms

N

Neobiotic

vsneomycin

• Specialized

9.9

A medicine that kills bacteria used in the gut during surgery to prevent infection

is a general antibiotic from actinomycetes used for infections and intestinal antisepsis

F

fradicin

vsneomycin

• Archaic

9.9

An antibiotic given in the intestine to stop infection before surgery

is the broader product class treating infections beyond just surgical intestinal use

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