A pregnant woman was hospitalized and catheterized with a Foley catheter. She developed a urinary tract infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and was treated with gentamicin. Which of the following adverse effects was a risk to the fetus when the woman was on gentamicin?
- Skeletal deformity.
- Hearing loss.
- Teratogenesis.
- Blindness.
- Mental retardation.
Gentamicin can cross the placental barrier and cause hearing loss in the newborns of mothers who have received it. The other adverse effects are not risks with gentamicin
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