Results: 3

The importance of audiometric monitoring in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Abstract INTRODUCTION: A total of 771 cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) were reported in Brazil in 2014. Treatment of MDR-TB with aminoglycosides can produce serious side effects such as permanent and irreversible hearing loss, which occurs in 5-64% of cases, and severely compromise pa...

Hearing thresholds at high frequency in patients with cystic fibrosis: a systematic review

Abstract Introduction: High-frequency audiometry may contribute to the early detection of hearing loss caused by ototoxic medications. Many ototoxic drugs are widely used in the treatment of patients with cystic fibrosis. Early detection of hearing loss should allow known harmful drugs to be identified ...

Nefrotoxicidade dos aminoglicosídeos
Aminoglycoside nephrotoxicity

Aminoglicosídeos são antibióticos de amplo uso clínico, em função de sua eficácia contra bacilos gram-negativos e de seu sinergismo positivo com outros antibióticos no tratamento de infecções por agentes gram-positivos. São muito utilizados na prevenção e no tratamento de infecções pós-op...