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. 1973 Oct;4(4):497–499. doi: 10.1128/aac.4.4.497

Enzymatic Acetylation as a Means of Determining Serum Aminoglycoside Concentrations

Michael J Haas 1, Julian Davies 1
PMCID: PMC444583  PMID: 4791309

Abstract

A rapid and accurate enzymatic assay has been developed for the determination of blood serum levels of BB-K8 and other suitable aminoglycoside antibiotics.

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