[Objective audiologic assessment of children treated with amikacin].

Abstract

Hearing assessment of 14 children suffered from urinary tract infection and treated by amikacin is reported. The dosage of amikacin was 7.5 mg/kg/daily for 10 days and the serum level of amikacin not exceeded the 35 mcg/ml. The aim of the study was on the one hand to determine the hearing damaging side effect of amikacin and on the other to assess the usefulness of objective methods for detection of hearing loss in this population. Authors used for screening a transient otoacoustic emission (TEOAE) during and after (2-4 weeks) therapy. If subjective and objective (TEOAE) methods gave a good result, no further checkup has considered as necessary, but if there were no evoked emission, acoustic brainstem response audiometry has been carried out for verification. It result no hearing loss could be detected in the measured specimen. In conclusion it has been stated that by proper dosage and serum level screening amikacin may no lead to hearing loss in children, and objective methods are valuable for hearing screening and monitoring of such population of children.

• Authors: G Katona, A Czinner
• Journal: Orvosi hetilap (Orv Hetil) Vol. 140 Issue 23 Pg. 1305-7 (Jun 06 1999) ISSN: 0030-6002 [Print] Hungary
• Vernacular Title: Amikacinnal kezelt gyermekek objektív audiológiai vizsgálata.
• PMID: 10412266 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Amikacin

Topics

• Adolescent
• Age Factors
• Amikacin (administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
• Female
• Hearing Loss, Functional (chemically induced, diagnosis, epidemiology, prevention & control)
• Hearing Tests
• Humans
• Infant
• Male
• Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous
• Urinary Tract Infections (drug therapy)