Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview


Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV)
Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs. aerobic Gram negatives including Pseudomonas.  NO activity vs. Gram positives (except when used for synergy) or anaerobes.   
Used for: serious gram negative infections especially when Pseudomonas is suspected (pneumonia, bacteremia, urinary tract infections). Used with beta-lactams against gram positive organisms for synergistic effect (mainly in endocarditis).


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