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The introduction of aminoglycoside antibiotics in the mid-twentieth century led to dramatic changes in the treatment of tuberculosis followed by improved therapy of the emerging problem of Gram-negative bacterial infections. Clinical experience soon revealed that although the aminoglycosides possess a wide spectrum of antimicrobial activity, they may also produce serious, dose-related damage to the kidneys and the auditory/vestibular apparatus. As a result, aminoglycosides require therapeutic drug monitoring to maintain their plasma concentrations within a narrow therapeutic window, and aminoglycosides are now often reserved for the most severe infections despite their excellent antimicrobial properties.
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Fielding, R.M., Mukwaya, G., Sandhaus, R.A. (1998). Clinical and Preclinical Studies with Low-Clearance Liposomal Amikacin (MiKasome®). In: Woodle, M.C., Storm, G. (eds) Long Circulating Liposomes: Old Drugs, New Therapeutics. Biotechnology Intelligence Unit. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-22115-0_15
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