Apparent elevation of cyclosporine whole blood concentrations in a renal allograft recipient.
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.
de Jonge
Hylke
H
Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Geerts
Inge
I
Declercq
Peter
P
de Loor
Henriette
H
Claes
Kathleen
K
Desmet
Koen
K
Kuypers
Dirk R
DR
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
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine