Sequential analysis as a tool for detection of amikacin ototoxicity in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate early detection of amikacin-induced ototoxicity in a population treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), by means of three different tests: pure-tone audiometry (PTA); high-frequency audiometry (HFA); and distortion-product otoacoustic emission (DPOA...

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Main Authors: Karla Anacleto de Vasconcelos, Silvana Maria Monte Coelho Frota, Antonio Ruffino-Netto, Afrânio Lineu Kritski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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