Gentamicin

About Gentamicin

Gentamicin is usually a first-line aminoglycoside against infections with gram-negative organisms. It can be used to treat some gram-positive organisms but it is not a preferred antibiotic for these.

Susceptible Bacterial organisms:

• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Proteus species (indole-positive and indole-negative)
• Escherichia coli
• Klebsiella-Enterobacter-Serratia species
• Citrobacter species
• Staphylococcus species (coagulase-positive and coagulase-negative)
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Proteus species (indole-positive and indole-negative)
• Escherichia coli
• Klebsiella-Enterobacter-Serratia species
• Citrobacter species