What causes ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity?
What causes ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity? Nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity are clinically significant dose-related adverse effects associated with second-line anti-tubercular injectables drugs (aminoglycosides and capreomycin) used during intensive phase of treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients. Do aminoglycosides cause ototoxicity? Although aminoglycosides are highly effective and relatively inexpensive, they are known to have ototoxicity and vestibular […]