Assay of urinary α-fluoro-β-alanine by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for the biological monitoring of occupational exposure to 5-fluorouracil in oncology nurses and pharmacy technicians

Biomedical Chromatography

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 257-266

  Rubino, Federico Maria ^a   Verduci, Cinzia ^a   Buratti, Marina ^b   Fustinoni, Silvia ^b   Campo, Laura ^b   Omodeo Salè, Emanuela ^c   Giglio, Margherita ^c   Iavicoli, Sergio ^d   Brambilla, Gabri ^a   Colombi, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^d ISPESL   (Italy)

Author keywords

5 fluorouracil; Biological monitoring; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Occupational exposure; fluoro alanine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BODY FLUIDS; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; DRUG DOSAGE; DRUG PRODUCTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PATIENT MONITORING;

5-FLUOROURACIL; ANALYTICAL METHOD; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; GASCHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENTS OF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNNATURAL AMINO ACIDS; WORKERS'; Α-FLUORO-Β-ALANINE; Β-ALANINE;

HOSPITALS;

ALPHA FLUORO BETA ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ESTER DERIVATIVE; FLUOROURACIL; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; NORLEUCINE;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG STRUCTURE; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; ITALY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PHARMACY TECHNICIAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33645356691     PISSN: 02693879     EISSN: 10990801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmc.559     Document Type: Article

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