Amikacin is a semi-synthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic that is derived from kanamycin A. Amikacin is synthesized by acylation with the l-(-)-γ-amino-α-hydroxybutyryl side chain at the C-1 amino group of the deoxystreptamine moiety of kanamycin A.
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The amikacin sulfate injection is indicated in the short-term treatment of serious bacterial infections due to susceptible strains of gram-negative bacteria, including Pseudomonas species, Escherichia coli, species of indole-positive and indole-negative Proteus, Providencia species, Klebsiella-Enterobacter-Serratia species, as well as Acinetobacter (Mima-Her...
Usc La Nichd Crs, Los Angeles, California, United States
Wits RHI Shandukani Research Centre CRS, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Boston Medical Center Ped. HIV Program NICHD CRS, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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