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. 1976 Jul;10(1):80–82. doi: 10.1128/aac.10.1.80

Gentamicin- and Cephalothin-Associated Rises in Blood Urea Nitrogen

W Lee Fanning 1,2, Dieter Gump 1,2, Hershel Jick 1,2,1
PMCID: PMC429692  PMID: 984759

Abstract

Standardized rates of drug-attributed rises in blood urea nitrogen were 8.6%, 2.9%, and 9.3%, respectively, in patients receiving gentamicin alone, cephalothin alone, and both drugs together. These results provide evidence against a substantial synergism between the two drugs in the production of impaired renal function.

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