title: Apparent elevation of cyclosporine whole blood concentrations in a renal allograft recipient.
abstract: We describe a 77-year-old cyclosporine-treated renal allograft recipient in whom falsely elevated whole blood cyclosporine concentrations were encountered using the antibody conjugated magnetic immunoassay (ACMIA) for therapeutic drug monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Hylke
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: de Jonge
authors.forename: Inge
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Geerts
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Declercq
authors.forename: Henriette
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: de Loor
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Claes
authors.forename: Koen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Desmet
authors.forename: Dirk R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Kuypers
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000097:blood*; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000097:blood*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine