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In Vitro Evaluation of a New Aminoglycoside Derivative of Kanamycin, BB-KA: a Comparison with Tobramycin and Gentamycin

Kristen Ries, Matthew E. Levison, Donald Kaye

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Against more than 90% of 200 bacterial strains tested in vitro, the inhibitory concentration of gentamicin and tobramycin was 3.1 mug/ml and that of BB-K 8, a new semisynthetic aminoglycoside derivative of kanamycin, was 6.3 mug/ml.

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Against more than 90% of 200 bacterial strains tested in vitro, the inhibitory concentration of gentamicin and tobramycin was 3.1 mug/ml and that of BB-K 8, a new semisynthetic aminoglycoside derivative of kanamycin, was 6.3 mug/ml.

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Against more than 90% of 200 bacterial strains tested in vitro, the inhibitory concentration of gentamicin and tobramycin was 3.1 mug/ml and that of BB-K 8, a new semisynthetic aminoglycoside derivative of kanamycin, was 6.3 mug/ml.

Key concepts: Tobramycin, Aminoglycoside, Kanamycin, Gentamicin, In vitro, Microbiology, Chemistry, Antibacterial agent

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