TY - JOUR T1 - Some observations on the penetration of antibiotics through mucus <em>in vitro</em> JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 313 LP - 317 DO - 10.1136/jcp.19.4.313 VL - 19 IS - 4 AU - B. A. Saggers AU - David Lawson Y1 - 1966/07/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/19/4/313.abstract N2 - A study has been made on the penetration values in vitro of antibiotics through hog gastric mucin at pH 7ยท4. Determinations have also been done on the binding of antibiotics to mucus and human plasma. The mucolytic agent N-acetyl cysteine has been studied in regard to its effect on antibiotics penetrating mucus and for any possible inactivation of antibiotics. ER -