Comparative study of ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity in patients randomly assigned to treatment with amikacin or gentamicin

The American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 80, Issue 6 SUPPL. 2, 1986, Pages 98-104

  Lerner, Stephen A ^a   Schmitt, Barbara A ^a   Seligsohn, Robert ^a   Matz, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; FUROSEMIDE; GENTAMICIN;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AUDITORY SYSTEM; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG THERAPY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHROTOXICITY; OTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VESTIBULAR TOXICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDES; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; HEARING; HUMAN; KANAMYCIN; KIDNEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0022543259     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(86)90486-9     Document Type: Article

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