PMID- 29407178 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181224 LR - 20181224 IS - 1096-0309 (Electronic) IS - 0003-2697 (Linking) VI - 545 DP - 2018 Mar 15 TI - Voltammetric monitoring of linezolid, meropenem and theophylline in plasma. PG - 54-64 LID - S0003-2697(18)30010-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ab.2018.01.009 [doi] AB - Treatment of healthcare associated Pneumonia (HCAP) caused by Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) requires therapeutic protocols formed of linezolid (LIN) either alone or in combination with meropenem (MERO) and theophylline (THEO). The inter-individual pharmacokinetic variations require the development of reliable therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) tools especially in immunocompromised patients. A sensitive square wave voltammetric sensor using multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) modified carbon paste electrode in Britton-Robinson buffer was developed and validated. Experimental parameters such as pH, percentage of MWCNTs, and pre-concentration time were optimized. The sensor was employed at pH 11.0 for the determination of LIN in plasma within a concentration range of 2.5 x 10(-8) - 8.0 x 10(-6) mol L(-1)without interference from co-administered medications. On the other hand, simultaneous monitoring of LIN, MERO and THEO in plasma was feasible at pH 3.0 over concentration ranges of 4.0 x 10(-7)- 9.0 x 10(-5), 8.0 x 10(-7)- 9.0 x 10(-5) and 8.0 x 10(-7) - 9.0 x 10(-5) mol L(-1), respectively. The performance of the proposed sensor was validated and the applicability for TDM has been demonstrated in plasma of healthy volunteers. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Attia, Ali K AU - Attia AK AD - National Organization for Drug Control and Research, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: alikamal1978@hotmail.com. FAU - Al-Ghobashy, Medhat A AU - Al-Ghobashy MA AD - Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; Bioanalysis Research Group, School of Pharmacy, New Giza University, Egypt. FAU - El-Sayed, Ghada M AU - El-Sayed GM AD - Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. FAU - Kamal, Samah M AU - Kamal SM AD - National Organization for Drug Control and Research, Cairo, Egypt. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Anal Biochem JT - Analytical biochemistry JID - 0370535 RN - 0 (Nanotubes, Carbon) RN - C137DTR5RG (Theophylline) RN - FV9J3JU8B1 (Meropenem) RN - ISQ9I6J12J (Linezolid) SB - IM MH - *Electrochemical Techniques MH - Electrodes MH - Healthy Volunteers MH - Humans MH - Hydrogen-Ion Concentration MH - Linezolid/*blood MH - Meropenem/*blood MH - Nanotubes, Carbon/chemistry MH - Theophylline/*blood OTO - NOTNLM OT - Carbon nanotubes OT - Linezolid OT - Meropenem OT - Plasma OT - Theophylline OT - Voltammetry EDAT- 2018/02/07 06:00 MHDA- 2018/12/26 06:00 CRDT- 2018/02/07 06:00 PHST- 2017/11/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/01/01 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/01/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/02/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/12/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/02/07 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0003-2697(18)30010-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ab.2018.01.009 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Anal Biochem. 2018 Mar 15;545:54-64. doi: 10.1016/j.ab.2018.01.009.