INTRAVENOUS STREPTOMYCIN - A USEFUL ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION

Authors
MORRIS JT COOPER RH
Citation
Jt. Morris et Rh. Cooper, INTRAVENOUS STREPTOMYCIN - A USEFUL ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION, Clinical infectious diseases, 19(6), 1994, pp. 1150-1151
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,Immunology,"Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Clinical infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
10584838
Volume
19
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1150 - 1151
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(1994)19:6<1150:IS-AUR>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Streptomycin is' an aminoglycoside antibiotic that is indicated for th e treatment of tuberculous and nontuberculous infections. Intramuscula r injection is the recommended route of administration. There are few reports on intravenous administration of streptomycin. We describe the use of intravenous streptomycin to treat endocarditis due to a strain of Enterococcus faecalis with high-level resistance to gentamicin. Ph ysicians should consider the intravenous route as an alternate method of administering streptomycin.