268-3
Gentamicin [Susceptibility] by Disk diffusion (KB)
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Part Description
LP15747-6 Gentamicin
Gentamicin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic, which has a bactericidal mode of action binding to the ribosome and various ribozymes to inhibit protein synthesis. Gentamicin is a hydrophilic molecule and is considered to have limited capacity to penetrate eukaryotic cells. Administered intravenously or intramuscularly, gentamicin is used to treat many bacterial infections, particularly gram-negative organisms such as meningitis, and infections of the blood, abdomen, lungs, skin, bones, joints and urinary tract, and is often used to treat severe cases of tularemia and the plague. The effect of gentamicin is mediated through the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which causes destablization of iron-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters and generates toxic, bactericidal compounds through the Fenton reaction. Gentamicin may cause kidney, nerve and severe hearing problems. More common side effects include nausea, headache, fever, rash and hoarseness. PMID: 26503658 [MedlinePlus Drug:a682275]
Source: Regenstrief LOINC
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Gentamicin
- Property
- Susc
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Isolate
- Scale
- OrdQn
- Method
- Agar diffusion
Additional Names
- Short Name
- Gentamicin Islt KB
- Display Name
- Gentamicin Disk diffusion (KB) [Susc]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Susceptibility to Gentamicin
Basic Attributes
- Class
- ABXBACT
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 1.0
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73
- Order vs. Observation
- Observation
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 3036
Member of these Panels
LOINC | Long Common Name |
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50546-1 | Bacterial susceptibility panel by Disk diffusion (KB) |
Member of these Groups Get Info
LOINC Group | Group Name |
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LG41057-7 | GentamicinSusc| |
Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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de-DE | German (Germany) | Gentamicin: |
es-AR | Spanish (Argentina) | gentamicina: |
es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Gentamicina: |
es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Gentamicina: |
fr-CA | French (Canada) | Gentamicine: |
fr-FR | French (France) | Gentamicine: |
fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Gentamicine: Synonyms: Diffusion en agar, précipitation en agar |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Gentamicina: Synonyms: Disco diffusione (KB) Kirby-Bauer Punto nel tempo (episodio) Sensibilità (microrganismi) Suscettibilità agli antibiotici |
ko-KR | Korean (Korea, Republic Of) | 겐타마이신: |
nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | gentamicine: |
pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Gentamicina: Synonyms: c213; |
tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Gentamisin: |
zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 庆大霉素: Synonyms: KB 法; |
Example Units
Unit | Source |
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mm | Example UCUM Units |
mm | REGENSTRIEF |
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