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- noun An
aminoglycoside antibiotic used to treat various bacterialinfections , having the chemical formula C22H43N5O13.
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The painkiller morphine; amikacin, an antibiotic for serious bacterial infections; and carmustine, a chemotherapy drug, are among about 150 drugs in short supply, her group says.
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The painkiller morphine; amikacin, an antibiotic for serious bacterial infections; and carmustine, a chemotherapy drug, are among about 150 drugs in short supply, her group says.
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"Accordingly, the new agreed-upon definition of XDR-TB is the occurrence of TB in persons whose M. tuberculosis isolates are resistant to isoniazid and rifampin plus resistant to any fluoroquinolone and at least one of three injectable second-line drugs (i.e. amikacin, kanamycin, or capreomycin)."
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The painkiller morphine; amikacin, an antibiotic for serious bacterial infections; and carmustine, a chemotherapy drug, are among about 150 drugs in short supply, her group says.
USATODAY.com News 2011
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XDR-TB bacteria are resistant to first line therapies, including isoniazid and rifampicin, any fluoroquinolone and at least one of three injectable second-line drugs capreomycin, kanamycin, and amikacin.
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Extensively drug-resistant, or XDR, TB doesn't respond to three of the most powerful second-line medicines like kanamycin and amikacin.
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Announced positive results through six cycles of data from the open-label phase 2 study of Arikace™ (liposomal amikacin for inhalation) in the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with
unknown title 2011
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She was started on intravenous ceftriaxone 2 g twice daily along with amikacin intramuscular injection.
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There was no resistance detected to amikacin, cefotaxime or ceftazidime in Salmonella isolates of animal origin from England and Wales.
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The best adequacy for EA was obtained by combinations of imipenem/cilastatin or piperacillin/tazobactam, amikacin and a glycopeptide, with values reaching 99% and 94%, respectively.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Pascal Augustin 2010
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