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OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study is to assess the usefulness of the concentration of cystatin C (Cys-C) in serum for predicting the clearance of vancomycin (CLvcm) compared with the serum concentration of creatinine (SCr) in the elderly. METHODS:Thirty-nine serum samples were obtained from 24 elderly patients (65 years and older). Creatinine clearance (CLcr) and the glomerular filtration rate calculated from the concentration of Cys-C (GFRcys-c) were estimated using Cockcroft & Gault's formula and Larsson's formula, respectively. RESULTS:The correlation constant for CLvcm and the reciprocal of Cys-C (p=0.883) was significantly higher than that for CLvcm and the reciprocal of SCr (p=0.575, p<0.005). GFRcys-c was strongly correlated with CLvcm (p=0.883) and the constant was significantly higher than that for the correlation between CLvcm and CLcr (p=0.684, p<0.05). These results suggest that the serum concentration of Cys-C is a more reliable marker for predicting CLvcm than is SCr in elderly patients.
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Clin Biochemjournal_title
Clinical biochemistryauthors
Okamoto G,Sakamoto T,Kimura M,Ukishima Y,Sonoda A,Mori N,Kato Y,Maeda T,Kagawa Ydoi
10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2007.01.008subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-04-01 00:00:00pages
485-90issue
7eissn
0009-9120issn
1873-2933pii
S0009-9120(07)00060-4journal_volume
40pub_type
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