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Using a bedside test to detect genetic susceptibility to aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss: Has the future arrived?
Journal of paediatrics and child health - 1 Jan 2023
May Meryta L, Osowicki Joshua, Gaafar Duaa, Suthers Graeme
Abstract excerpt
Aminoglycosides are among the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in hospitalised Australian adults and children. A proportion of individuals with an underlying genetic predisposition to aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss (AIHL) can develop bilateral sensorineural hearing loss that is immediate and profound after just a single standard dose of an aminoglycoside. A recent publication described the use of a rapid...
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