Recently Answered Questions on Amikacin

I am having sensorineural heaeing loss since last 16 years following a disease and intake of inj streptomycin/amikacin.. before that hearing was normal. now with hearing aids alao , problem exists and degree of loss progressed since the beginning.. audiologist has suggested that apart from the hearing aid, to strengthen the ear nerve, and to reduce further worsening,, vitamins  and antioxidants should be taken as per doctor advice... now which vitamin antioxidant to take ... please suggest

After gall stone micro surgery port infection occurred. Fluid culture confirmed acid positive bacteria occasionally found. 6 weeks Amikacin (1g) & Crixan 500 taken. Not properly responded. Taking AKT 4. Facing high allergy. Taking Allegra 180, but not curing. Please suggest.

I have MDR-TB. My treatment was ongoing from last 3 months. Now i have seen lot's of pimples (acne) on my face. Forehead was fully covered by acne. What i do for acne problem. My MDR-TB Regimen was: Ehthionamid 500mg Amikacin inj 500mg cycloserine 500mg ethambutol 800mg pyrazinamide 1250mg Linezolid 600mg Clofazimine 100mg

My mom has been sick since 26 January. Cough, dry mouth, nausea, headache, fever, body pains. Did a lot of tests. Doctors had doubt that it's a relapse of TB which she had 12 years back. Now they say no its just viral infection. The liver has swelling due to infection. They gave amikacin injections for 5 days. She's feeling very breathless and has a lot of pain in right lungs and back. She cant even move. What is it?

I have weight loss , black stool , weakness & fatigue , pain in arm and legs and mood swings. GP told that i have typhoid but widal test was neagtive and only Igm is positive in typhidot . I am on typhoid medication but after 5 days i noticed that symptoms are increasing even with medicine . I have also treated with Amikacin , metronidazole , rabeprazole and cefixime for 5days.

I m 34 yrs male I am having urinary issues like burning sensation and slow urine stream and frequent urge to urinate doctor asked for semen culture and e coli detect in culture, urine culture and urine routine normal, usg kub, xray kub normal, kft normal, uroflowmetry normal. Doctor prescribed amikacin 100 injection for 5 days or and bacstol 200 mg tab for 2 weeks. I have completed course of amikacin injection and 3 days of bacstol but i wont find much improvement. Pain in pelvis, urine stream improve after 3 days of injection but again after 5 days of course urine stream becomes slow. Doctor saying complete course of bacstol 200 for 2 weeks. Please advise

I have been diagnosed with more than 10*7colony of bacteria cfu/ml e coli in urine. I am attaching urine sensitivity report. Its 5 days today. I have taken amikacin 500mg IV route and uribid tablet 100mg twice but there is some relief but not proper relief. Is this something significant and worrisome? Attaching report

Dear doctor, My son is suffering from heavy cough and mild cold... Before 5 days he had fever also pediatric dr suggest amikacin 250 injection twice in a day for 2 days with dextrose pite of 250 ml. And he give medicine like syrup pulmoclear syrup of levocitrizine with Montelukast syrup p250 syrup of cefpodoximine proxetil. Now fever is complete gone but there is heavy cough in still remain same. Also we give budesal respule by nebuliser Please suggest is anything serious or what should I do now

I have been suffering from Urine infection for which I have recently got treatment. I was on IV 5 days 2 injections in a day and antibiotics for 12 days. Amikacin injection and Cefuroxime axetil 12 days two times a day. UT joy two times a day. After the treatment I did urine routine microscopy no bacteria found. I do not understand why I'm having genital pain back pain, testis still after going through all this. I'm still 30yrs old and I m not able to enjoy my sex life with my wife

Hello doctor i got operated last month for kidney stones they had put a stent and removed it after 13 days... I got uti with 1 lakh e coli bacteria and got treatment with some injection and cyline...bt now again i am facing the same problem i am having uti with more thn e coli bacteria i took 10 doses of amikacin injection...bt still m having pain my ureters part and now in kidney part also since yesterday... Pls suggest...