How gentamicin destroys the inner ear

Monday, October 13, 2014 - 04:30

A popular, low-cost antibiotic developed in the 1960s, gentamicin has proved remarkably effective against a particular group of bacteria. But if not administered with caution it can also destroy the inner ear, the body's balance mechanism.

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