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. 1978 Oct;14(4):636–638. doi: 10.1128/aac.14.4.636

Artifactual Depression of Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase by Metronidazole

J Peter Rissing 1, Cheryl Newman 1, William L Moore Jr 1
PMCID: PMC352522  PMID: 214030

Abstract

Eighteen patients developed abnormally low serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase values during metronidazole therapy. Metronidazole absorbs at 340 nm, simulating reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, which is the final colorimetric product of the serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase assay.

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