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streptomycin
An early antibiotic (discovered by Selman Waksma) with wide spectrum antibacterial activity. For years it was the major drug for tuberculosis treatment. Toxicity to hearing and balance led to the use of related gentamicin and kanamycin, and of rifampicin for tuberculosis.
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