Use

This test is useful for monitoring the adequacy of serum concentration during gentamicin therapy, particularly in specimens for which no collection timing information is provided. Gentamicin is an antibiotic used to treat life-threatening blood infections caused by gram-negative bacilli, such as Citrobacter freundii, Acinetobacter species, Enterobacter species, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Providencia stuartii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Serratia species. The therapeutic monitoring is critical, as ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity are the primary toxicities associated with gentamicin.