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Gentamicin, genetic variation and deafness in preterm children

BACKGROUND: Hearing loss in children born before 32 weeks of gestation is more prevalent than in full term infants. Aminoglycoside antibiotics are routinely used to treat bacterial infections in babies on neonatal intensive care units. However, this type of medication can have harmful effects on the...

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Autores principales: Bitner-Glindzicz, Maria, Rahman, Shamima, Chant, Kathy, Marlow, Neil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3984755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24593698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-14-66