A 3-hour postdose cyclosporine level during the first week after kidney transplantation predicts acute rejection and cyclosporine nephrotoxicity more accurately than trough levels.
Mahalati
K
K
Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center, Halifax, Canada.
Belitsky
P
P
West
K
K
Kiberd
B
B
MacDonald
A
A
McAlister
V
V
Lawen
J
J
D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid; D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone; D020123:Sirolimus