Fast and simple LC-MS/MS method for quantifying plasma voriconazole.
Summary of "Fast and simple LC-MS/MS method for quantifying plasma voriconazole."
An increasing number of publications point to the importance of voriconazole plasma monitoring. Our aim was to develop a fast and simple LC-MS/MS method for the quantification of plasma voriconazole.
Affiliation
Laboratory Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. steven.pauwels@uzleuven.be
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry
ISSN: 1873-3492
Pages: 740-3
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22269157
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cca.2012.01.008
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