The nurse is caring for a patient with a Pseudomonas infection and has just administered amikacin (Amikin). What is the advantage of this aminoglycoside over the other aminoglycosides?
a. It poses less risk of thrombophlebitis.
b. It is the most resistant to bacteria.
c. It is active against gram-positive bacteria.
d. It is eliminated quicker than the others.
ANS: B
Of the aminoglycosides, amikacin is the most resistant to bacteria.
The aminoglycosides pose no apparent risk of thrombophlebitis.
Amikacin is the preferred agent for initial treatment of infections caused by aerobic gram-negative bacilli, not gram-positive bacteria.
Amikacin is not eliminated any faster through the kidneys than the other aminoglycosides.
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