International interlaboratory quality control program for measurement of antiretroviral drugs in plasma

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2002 Mar;46(3):884-6. doi: 10.1128/AAC.46.3.884-886.2002.

Abstract

An international interlaboratory quality control program for measurement of antiretroviral drugs was initiated. The first round was confined to protease inhibitors and showed large variability in the performance of participating laboratories. The results demonstrate the need for and utility of an ongoing quality control program in this area of bioanalysis.

MeSH terms

  • Analysis of Variance
  • Anti-HIV Agents / blood*
  • Antiviral Agents / blood*
  • Calibration
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Europe
  • Humans
  • International Cooperation
  • North America
  • Quality Control
  • Reference Standards
  • Retroviridae / drug effects*
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • Antiviral Agents