Comparison of PETINIA and LC-MS/MS for determining plasma mycophenolic acid concentrations in Japanese lung transplant recipients

• Main Authors: Masafumi Kikuchi (Author), Masaki Tanaka (Author), Shinya Takasaki (Author), Akiko Takahashi (Author), Miki Akiba (Author), Yasushi Matsuda (Author), Masafumi Noda (Author), Kanehiko Hisamichi (Author), Hiroaki Yamaguchi (Author), Yoshinori Okada (Author), Nariyasu Mano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Mycophenolic acid (MPA) treatment requires therapeutic drug monitoring to improve the outcome after organ transplantation. The aim of this study was to compare two methods, a particle enhanced turbidimetric inhibition immunoassay (PETINIA) and a reference liquid chromatography ta...