Research Article

Validation of an LC-MS/MS Method for Urinary Lactulose and Mannitol Quantification: Results in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Table 2

Between-run and within-run accuracy and precision.

AnalyteNominal concentration (mg/L)ImprecisionAccuracy
Intra-assay CV (%)Interassay CV (%)Intra-assay (%)Interassay (%)

Mannitol1005.112.196.495.9
4004.911.593.294.7
6003.812.496.896.7

Lactulose502.95.185.685.8
1004.55.691.390.9
2004.26.394.394.3