| Literature DB >> 7025752 |
L Nilsson, R Maller, S Anséhn.
Abstract
Measurements of aminoglycosides by an agar disk diffusion assay are inhibited by heparin in a dose-dependent way. When assayed by a homogeneous immunoassay, this was only evident for tobramycin. This indicates that specimens for aminoglycoside measurement should not be obtained in heparinized tubes. When heparin is used clinically as an anticoagulant, the amount in blood does not reach levels that affect the aminoglycoside activity.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 7025752 PMCID: PMC181656 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.20.2.155
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191