..., 25 mg/kg/day, or tobramycin, 25 mg/kg/day, or amikacin, 50 mg/kg/day, on consecutive days. In a fourth test group, the kidneys were examined after the third application and a 5-day recovery period. Concentrations of tubular marker enzymes were significantly increased (2p < 0.01, Wilcoxon test...

...M. Gardi; F. Nigro; E. Ragazzi; A. Volpe; A. Totaro; E. Sacco; F. Pinto; P. Bassi Introduction: Normal and abnormal bladder contractions are principally mediated by acetylcholine released from postganglionic parasympathetic nerves. Since amikacin was reported to affect neurotransmission...

... chronic bacterial prostatitis, resistant even to treatment with fluoroquinolones, were randomized to intraprostatic amikacin injections using either STR (n = 19) or TPR (n = 18). Follow-ups were done at weeks 4, 12, 24 and 52. Patients found to have failures at the first follow-up were given an additional...