Definition of "aminoglycoside" [aminoglycoside]

• Any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics, such as streptomycin, derived from species of Streptomyces or Micromonospora bacteria and used to treat infections caused by gram-negative bacteria. (noun)

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• "In the present study, we describe a new blaIMP-1-carrying integron that contains a new aminoglycoside resistance gene and its dissemination among genetically unrelated clinical isolates recovered from a Brazilian hospital."
• "Do not use this drug if you are allergic to other antibiotics of the aminoglycoside family."
• "People with allergies to antibiotics of the aminoglycoside family like gentamicin should not take this drug."