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Genetic susceptibility to aminoglycoside cochleotoxicity in South African multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis patients.
The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings - 31 Aug 2026
Ghafari Nazanin, Ramma Lebogang, Court Richard, Manyisa Noluthando, McIlleron Helen, Petersen Lucretia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: South Africa has a high burden of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB). At the time of this study, kanamycin formed part of the South African MDR/RR-TB treatment regimen. Although treatment has shifted towards shorter all-oral regimens, aminoglycoside-related ototoxicity remains clinically relevant. OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the association...
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- Humans
- Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
- Female
- South Africa
- Male
