Article
A validated method for the determination of paracetamol and its glucuronide and sulphate metabolites in the urine of HIV+/AIDS patients using wavelength-switching UV detection.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis - 1 Sept 1998
Di Girolamo A, O'Neill W M, Wainer I W
Abstract excerpt
Paracetamol is a safe drug which has been used as an in-vivo probe to determine phase II metabolism in a HIV+/AIDS population. Due to the biohazard nature of HIV-infected samples, a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) assay which offers minimal sample manipulation and maximal specificit...
Topics
- Acetaminophen
- Acetonitriles
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Glucuronates
- HIV Seropositivity
- Humans
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
- Phenotype
- Reproducibility of Results
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Sodium Acetate
- Sulfates
- Trifluoroacetic Acid
- Ultraviolet Rays
