Streptomycin
- Generic Name
- Streptomycin
- Brand Names
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- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C21H39N7O12
- CAS Number
- 57-92-1
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- Y45QSO73OB
- Background
Streptomycin, an antibiotic derived from Streptomyces griseus, was the first aminoglycoside to be discovered and used in practice in the 1940s. Selman Waksman and eventually Albert Schatz were recognized with the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discovery of streptomycin and its antibacterial activity. Although streptomycin was the first antibiotic determin...
- Indication
Although streptomycin was the first antibiotic available for the treatment of mycobacterium tuberculosis, it is now largely a second line option due to resistance and toxicity. Streptomycin may also be used to treat a variety of other infections caused by susceptible strains of aerobic bacteria where other less toxic agents are ineffective. Examples include:...
- Associated Conditions
- Bacteremia, Bacterial Infections caused by susceptible bacteria, Chancroid, Disseminated mycobacterium avium complex infection, Flu caused by Influenza, Granuloma Inguinale, Menière's Disease, Mycobacterium Avium Intracellulare Complex (MAC), Mycobacterium kansasii infection, Mycobacterium marinum infection, Plague, Pneumonia, Tuberculosis (TB), Tularemia, Urinary Tract Infection
- Associated Therapies
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