noun
- An antibiotic drug of the aminoglycoside class, used to treat serious bacterial infections.
Usage: Medical/pharmaceutical term; Often used in clinical and hospital settings
Examples
- The patient was prescribed gentamicin to treat the severe urinary tract infection.
- Gentamicin is commonly used in combination with other antibiotics for gram-negative bacterial infections.
- The doctor ordered gentamicin injections for the hospitalized patient with sepsis.
- Gentamicin levels must be monitored carefully to avoid kidney damage.
- The infection responded well to gentamicin therapy after two weeks of treatment.