Kanamycin
- Generic Name
- Kanamycin
- Brand Names
- -
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C18H36N4O11
- CAS Number
- 59-01-8
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- EQK9Q303C5
- Background
Kanamycin (also known as kanamycin A) is an aminoglycoside bacteriocidal antibiotic, available in oral, intravenous, and intramuscular forms, and used to treat a wide variety of infections. Kanamycin is isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces kanamyceticus and its most commonly used form is kanamycin sulfate.
- Indication
For treatment of infections where one or more of the following are the known or suspected pathogens: E. coli, Proteus species (both indole-positive and indole-negative), E. aerogenes, K. pneumoniae, S. marcescens, and Acinetobacter species.
- Associated Conditions
- Bacterial Infection caused by Acinetobacter species, Bacterial Infection caused by E. coli, Bacterial Infection caused by Enterobacter aerogenes, Bacterial Infection caused by Klebsiella Pneumoniae, Bacterial Infection caused by Proteus species, Bacterial Infection caused by Serratia marcescens
- Associated Therapies
- -
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