title: Development and validation of sensitive method for determination of serum cotinine in smokers and nonsmokers by liquid chromatography/atmospheric pressure ionization tandem mass spectrometry.
abstract: We describe a sensitive and specific method for measuring cotinine in serum by HPLC coupled to an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometer. This method can analyze 100 samples/day on a routine basis, and its limit of detection of 50 ng/L makes it applicable to the analysis of samples from nonsmokers potentially exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. Analytical accuracy has been demonstrated from the analysis of NIST cotinine standards and from comparative analyses by both the current method and gas chromatography/high-resolution mass spectrometry. Precision has been examined through the repetitive analysis of a series of bench and blind QC materials. This method has been applied to the analysis of cotinine in serum samples collected as part of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III).
authors.affiliation: Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. jtb2@cdc.gov
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Bernert
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pirkle
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Sosnoff
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Akins
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Waldrep
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ann
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Covey
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Whitfield
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Gunter
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Needham
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Hannon
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Sampson
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003367:Cotinine / Q000097:blood*; D004355:Drug Stability; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011312:Pressure; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012907:Smoking / Q000097:blood*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution; D003367:Cotinine