Rapid determination of 5-fluorocytosine levels in blood.
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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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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 20 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984