Apparent elevation of cyclosporine whole blood concentrations in a renal allograft recipient

Hylke de Jonge; Inge Geerts; Peter Declercq; Henriette de Loor; Kathleen Claes; Koen Desmet; Dirk R Kuypers

doi:10.1097/FTD.0b013e3181eb8442

Apparent elevation of cyclosporine whole blood concentrations in a renal allograft recipient

Ther Drug Monit. 2010 Oct;32(5):529-31. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e3181eb8442.

Authors

Hylke de Jonge¹, Inge Geerts, Peter Declercq, Henriette de Loor, Kathleen Claes, Koen Desmet, Dirk R Kuypers

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

PMID: 20625351
DOI: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e3181eb8442

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.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Cyclosporine / blood*
Drug Monitoring / methods
False Positive Reactions
Humans
Immunoassay
Immunosuppressive Agents / blood*
Kidney Transplantation*
Male
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / therapy

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents
Cyclosporine