Tag: Amikacin side effects

Approximately 1 in 5 people taking antibiotics experience antibiotic-associated diarrhea. So, does amikacin cause diarrhea? As an aminoglycoside antibiotic, amikacin can indeed disrupt the normal balance of gut bacteria, leading to this common gastrointestinal side effect.

Amikacin is a semi-synthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic developed to combat bacterial resistance, specifically designed to evade the enzymatic modifications that render earlier antibiotics ineffective. But **what does amikacin do** to achieve this and treat serious infections like sepsis and pneumonia?