Determination of ceftazidime in plasma using high-performance liquid chromatography and electrochemical detection

Autor: M Bonnefoy, J Bureau, A Laffont, Jérôme Guitton, J Bruzeau, L Rochet-Mingret
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Journal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Sciences and Applications. 719:151-157
ISSN: 0378-4347
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(98)00333-8
Popis: This study describes a sensitive HPLC–electrochemical detection method for the analysis of ceftazidime, a third-generation cephalosporin, in human plasma. The extraction procedure involved protein precipitation with 30% trichloroacetic acid. The separation was achieved on a reversed-phase column (250×4.6 mm I.D., 5 μm) packed with C18 Kromasil with isocratic elution and a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile–25 mM KH2PO4–Na2HPO4 buffer, pH 7.4 (10:90, v/v). The proposed analytical method is selective, reproducible and reliable. The assay has a precision of 0.2–15.1% (C.V.) in the range of 5–200 μg ml−1. (corresponding to 0.5 to 20 ng of ceftazidime injected onto the column), and is optimised for assaying 50 μl of plasma. The extraction recovery from plasma was approximately 100%. The method was highly specific for ceftazidime and there was no interference from either commonly administered drugs or endogenous compounds. This assay was used to measure ceftazidime in elderly patients for therapeutic drug monitoring.
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