Research Article

Development and Application of a LC-MS/MS Method for Simultaneous Quantification of Four First-Line Antituberculosis Drugs in Human Serum

Table 2

Regression equation, correlation coefficient, linearity range, and LLOQ of each analyte.

AnalytesRegression equationCorrelation coefficient (r)Linearity range (μg/mL)LLOQ (μg/mL)

PZAYPZA = (0.2423 ± 0.0006) x + (0.0230 ± 0.0046)0.9992 ± 0.00041.02∼60.01.02
INHYINH = (0.6607 ± 0.0323) x + (0.0090 ± 0.0071)0.9991 ± 0.00040.152∼10.00.152
EMBYEMB = (0.3503 ± 0.0012) x + (0.0027 ± 0.0015)0.9995 ± 0.00030.0998∼5.990.0998
RFPYRFP = (0.1839 ± 0.1354) x + (0.0185 ± 0.0046)0.9982 ± 0.00200.500∼30.00.500

PZA: pyrazinamide, INH: isoniazid, RFP: rifampicin, EMB: ethambutol, and LLOQ: lower limit of qualification.