PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE ED - , TI - Kanamycin AID - 10.1136/dtb.s1-2.2.6 DP - 1963 Jan 25 TA - The British Edition of the Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics PG - 6--8 VI - s1-2 IP - 2 4099 - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/s1-2/2/6.short 4100 - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/s1-2/2/6.full AB - Kanamycin sulphate (Kannasyn - Bayer) was introduced in Britain in 1959 mainly for use against resistant staphylococci. More recently the manufacturers have re-assessed the drug, and they now advocate it only for infections caused by Gram-negative organisms.