Antibiotics can damage baby hearing
INTENSIVE care antibiotics used for life-threatening infections can seriously damage the hearing of some children, a study has shown.
Researchers found that one in 500 Caucasian babies are affected by a particular genetic mutation that renders them vulnerable to the drugs. If treated with the antibiotics, they risk permanent loss of hearing.
Aminoglycoside antibiotics are used to treat gram-negative sepsis, a life-threatening infection that leads to inflammation throughout the body. The drugs are known to have damaging effects to hearing and kidney function. But even low doses can cause serious damage to the hearing of children with the genetic mutation.
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