The effect of paraproteins and rheumatoid factor on four commercial immunoassays for vancomycin: implications for laboratorians and other health care professionals

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Donald F LeGattJames C Wesenberg

Abstract

Paraproteins, immunoglobulins (Igs), which are elevated in various autoimmune disorders, are known to interfere with various laboratory immunoassays, including vancomycin (VANC). Rheumatoid factor (RF), a known immunoassay interferant, may cause falsely elevated results. The aims of this study were to (1) evaluate the effect of 3 paraproteins (IgA, IgG, and IgM) on 4 commercial VANC immunoassays [fluorescence polarization immunoassay; enzyme multiplied immunoassay; 2 particle-enhanced turbidimetric inhibition immunoassays]; (2) determine the concentration at which the effect is obtained, and (3) examine the influence of RF on the VANC methods. Serum and plasma pools from patients prescribed VANC and a spiked VANC pool (20 mg/L) were each mixed 1:1 with individual patient specimens containing IgA (6-63 g/L), IgG (6-54 g/L), IgM (3-30 g/L) (n = 4 for each Ig), and a patient RF pool (196 IU/L). The mixtures (n = 39) were split and distributed for VANC analysis. IgA and IgG in serum and plasma did not affect any of the VANC immunoassays. RF added to plasma specimens did not interfere, but in serum, elevated VAN results were observed. IgM did not affect the fluorescence polarization immunoassay and enzyme multiplied immunoassay meth...Continue Reading

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