Comparative nephrotoxicities of high-dose netilmicin and tobramycin in rats

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1980 Aug;18(2):346-8. doi: 10.1128/AAC.18.2.346.

Abstract

The nephrotoxic potentials of netilmicin and tobramycin given in doses of 180 mg/kg per day for up to 14 days were compared in Fischer rats. At this dosage, tobramycin produced mortality and significant changes in renal structure and function; netilmicin evoked minimal nephrotoxicity.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / toxicity*
  • Gentamicins / toxicity*
  • Kidney / drug effects*
  • Kidney / metabolism
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Kidney Function Tests
  • Male
  • Necrosis
  • Netilmicin / toxicity*
  • Rats
  • Tobramycin / toxicity*
  • p-Aminohippuric Acid / metabolism

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Gentamicins
  • Netilmicin
  • Tobramycin
  • p-Aminohippuric Acid