' s ▁wh oles ale ▁cost ▁in ▁the ▁developing ▁world ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁was ▁between ▁US $ 0 . 0 5 ▁and ▁US $ 0 . 5 8 ▁per ▁m L . ▁ ▁Medical ▁uses ▁Gent am ic in ▁is ▁active ▁against ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁b acter ial ▁in fe ctions , ▁mostly ▁Gram - negative ▁b acter ia ▁including ▁Pseud omon as , ▁Prote us , ▁E scher ich ia ▁col i , ▁Kle bs iella ▁p neum onia e , ▁Enter ob acter ▁aer ogen es , ▁Ser rat ia , ▁and ▁the ▁Gram - pos itive ▁St ap hy loc oc cus . ▁Gent am ic in ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁resp ir atory ▁tract ▁in fe ctions , ▁ur inary ▁tract ▁in fe ctions , ▁blood , ▁b one ▁and ▁soft ▁t issue ▁in fe ctions ▁of ▁these ▁sus cept ible ▁b acter ia . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁ins u fficient ▁evidence ▁to ▁support ▁gent am ic in ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁line ▁treatment ▁of ▁Ne isser ia ▁g on or rho e ae ▁in fection . ▁Gent am ic in ▁is ▁not ▁used ▁for ▁Ne isser ia ▁men ing it id is ▁or ▁Leg ion ella ▁p neum oph ila ▁b acter ial ▁in fe ctions ▁( because ▁of ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁the ▁person ▁going ▁into ▁shock ▁from ▁li pid ▁A ▁end ot ox in ▁found ▁in ▁certain ▁Gram - negative ▁organ isms ). ▁Gent am ic in ▁is ▁also ▁useful ▁against ▁Y