Performance characteristics of two bioassays and high-performance liquid chromatography for determination of flucytosine in serum.
AUTOR(ES)
St-Germain, G
RESUMO
We compared the accuracy and precision of two microbiological methods and one high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) procedure used to measure the concentrations of flucytosine in serum. On the basis of an analysis of six standards, all methods were judged reliable within acceptable limits for clinical use. With the biological methods, a slight loss of linearity was observed in the 75- to 100-micrograms/ml range. Compared with the bioassays, the HPLC method did not present linearity problems and was more precise and accurate in the critical zone of 100 micrograms/ml. On average, results obtained with patient sera containing 50 to 100 micrograms of flucytosine per ml were 10.6% higher with the HPLC method than with the bioassays. Standards for the biological assays may be prepared in serum or water.
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