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Aminoglycoside antibiotics are a class of traditional Gram-negative antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis. They include streptomycin, the first antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis. Aminoglycosides are bactericidal, affecting aerobic Gram-negatives and some anaerobes. Common side effects include ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity. Gentamicin and neomycin are both aminoglycosides but gentamicin is administered intravenously or intramuscularly to treat infections while neomycin is used topically in
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- VinayKumar
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