culture results and hearing screen results were recorded. If a newborn was placed on gentamicin within 4 h after delivery, maternal medical history and maternal medications including gentamicin ...

Methods: Children with suspected sepsis were prospectively enrolled to receive ODD of gentamicin at 7 mg/kg/day. Hearing and renal function were objectively assessed at baseline, during therapy ...

The test - which analyses babies' DNA - can ... type of antibiotic and avoid having a lifetime of damaged hearing. Gentamicin is the first-choice antibiotic if a newborn develops a serious ...

A world-first genetic test, partly developed by University of Manchester scientists that could save the hearing of hundreds of babies each year, has been developed and successfully piloted in the NHS.

Using a cheek swab, the test can identify in 26 minutes whether a critically ill baby admitted to intensive care has a gene change that could result in permanent hearing loss if they are treated with ...

Gentamicin, an aminoglycoside antibiotic ... have the emergency treatment they need in time and without risking hearing loss. The NHS is collecting more evidence on how using this test affects how ...

The test uses a cheek swab to identify in 26 minutes whether a critically ill baby admitted to intensive care has a gene change that causes permanent hearing loss when given gentamicin.