Researchers find that gentamicin dosage calculated using fat-free mass is more effective than dosage based on whole-body weight for newborns Gentamicin is a common antibiotic used to treat critically ...

The symptoms of Hurler syndrome--mental retardation, dwarfism, hearing loss, enlarged liver and spleen, and cardiac and respiratory problems--stem from deficiency of alpha-L-iduronidase, which ...

An antibiotic catheter lock containing gentamicin in sodium citrate can decrease the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD), researchers ...

Hemodialysis Antibiotic Lock Cuts Infection Risk A solution of gentamicin and citrate decreased the likelihood of catheter-related infections and mortality. The use of a prophylactic antibiotic lock ...

The growing resistance of bacteria to existing antimicrobial drugs is a major problem, making it essential to find new ways to treat bacterial infections. Sometimes, antibiotics alone are not ...

“Cefazolin may be more effective than clindamycin plus gentamicin in preventing infectious complications after planned cesarean delivery. This study emphasizes the importance of careful assessment of ...

Exposure to antibiotics within the first week of life was associated with reduced weight-for-height through 5 years of age, with the combination of Augmentin and gentamicin having the most pronounced ...