Rapid Determination of 5-fluorocytosine Levels in Blood

Overview

Journal J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1984 Nov 1

PMID 6511883

Citations 4

Authors

M A Noble

B Harper

A G Grant

M Bernstein

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Abstract

Levels of 5-fluorocytosine in blood were rapidly calculated by determining the amount of competition in the creatinine iminohydrolase (creatinine deiminase; EC 3.5.4.21) assay for creatinine with the Kodak Ektachem system (Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y.). The correlation with bioassay values was extremely high (r = 0.982). Standards and samples were highly stable over time.

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