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. 1984 Nov;20(5):996–997. doi: 10.1128/jcm.20.5.996-997.1984

Rapid determination of 5-fluorocytosine levels in blood.

M A Noble, B Harper, A G Grant, M Bernstein
PMCID: PMC271494  PMID: 6511883

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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