Aminoglycosides: Tobramycin, Amikacin, Gentamicin, Neomycin, Netilmicin, Streptomycin, Pseudomonas, Tularemia, Klebsiella, Vibrio Cholera, Tuberculosis, Enterococcus, Escherichia Coli, Proteus mnemonic

Aminoglycosides [A mine glucose side]

Need oxygen-dependent mechanism for uptake into the bacteria [Air pump], and therefore effective only against aerobes
Acetylcholine inhibitory effect [Broken acetylene torch]
Effective against Pseudomonas [Pseudo Mona Lisa], tularemia [wilting tulip], Klebsiella [Frying kielbasa on sugar cube], Vibrio Cholera [Comma shaped red bacterium], Tuberculosis [tuber], Enterococcus [violet coccus entering], Escherichia coli [Cherry colon], Proteus [Pee rot us - rotting skeleton]
Nephrotoxic [broken kidney eye]
Ototoxic [broken ear]
Intravenous administration [Syringe smile]
Tobramycin [2 bra mice]
Amikacin [Ami (love) bullet casing]
gentamicin [Gentleman mice]
Neomycin [Neon mice]

Ototoxic [Lightning bolt into the ear]
Topical use on the skin [Animal Skin]

netilmicin [Net mice]
Streptomycin [Strep (purple cocci) mice]

Visual Mnemonic - Aminoglycosides: Tobramycin, Amikacin, Gentamicin, Neomycin, Netilmicin, Streptomycin, Pseudomonas, Tularemia, Klebsiella, Vibrio Cholera, Tuberculosis, Enterococcus, Escherichia Coli, Proteus
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