Fatal penicillin-dihydrostreptomycin toxicosis in Mongolian gerbils
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- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Mongolian gerbils can suffer fatal acute toxicosis after an injection of a penicillin–dihydrostreptomycin–procaine combination.
- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The dihydrostreptomycin component is the cause: 50 mg produces almost 100% mortality in adult gerbils.
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