Amikacin should be injected intramuscularly, and the patient should be sent home
Analgesics should be prescribed, but antibiotics should be withheld pending microbiological results
Oral cefaclor should be prescribed together with analgesics, and the patient should be sent home
The patient should be hospitalized, and treatment started with imipenem-cystatin
The patient should be hospitalized, and treatment started with gentamicin plus ticarcillin
Gentamicin and tobramycin are the least likely to cause renal damage
Ototoxicity due to amikacin and gentamicin includes vestibular dysfunction, which is often irreversible
Ototoxicity is reduced if loop diuretics are used to facilitate the renal excretion of aminoglycoside antibiotics
Reduced blood creatinine is an early sign of aminoglycoside nephrotoxicity
Skin reactions are very rare following topical use of neomycin
Amikacin
Erythromycin
Netilmicin
Spectinomycin
Tobramycin
Azithromycin
Cefixime
Ceftriaxone
Ciprofloxacin
Doxycycline
Dose adjustment is less important in renal dysfunction
It is convenient for outpatient treatment
Less nursing time is required for drug administration
Often fewer side effects than multiple (conventional) dosing regimens
Underdoing is less of a problem
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