title: The effect of heat upon the interaction between aminoglycosides and semi-synthetic penicillins in human serum: a consideration for HIV infectious serum.
abstract: We conducted 2 experiments to study the effect of heat on the interaction between aminoglycosides and semi-synthetic penicillins in human serum. In one experiment, human serum spiked with either gentamicin or tobramycin at a concentration of 4.7 mg/l plus carbenicillin, ticarcillin, piperacillin, mezlocillin, or azlocillin at concentrations of either 50 mg/l or 150 mg/l was subjected to a 30-min, 56 degrees C waterbath incubation. In the second experiment, randomly selected sera from patients receiving either gentamicin or tobramycin were also heat-treated. Two methods, the Abbott TDx and the Syva Emit, were used for each aminoglycoside assay. The difference between pre- and post-heat treatment aminoglycoside concentration was less than 10% in approximately 92% of the patient sera and in 93% of the spiked sera containing an aminoglycoside plus a semi-synthetic penicillin at 50 mg/l. For sera spiked with an aminoglycoside plus a semi-synthetic penicillin at 150 mg/l, post-heat treatment concentrations were 5-19% lower than pre-heat treatment concentrations. In most instances, heat treatment of sera does not alter aminoglycoside concentrations to any clinically significant degree.
mesh_terms: D000617:Aminoglycosides / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000097:blood* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006678:HIV / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D010406:Penicillins / Q000097:blood* / Q000494:pharmacology; D013048:Specimen Handling
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins