Intra- and inter-assay means were within 15% of the target range value. For tigecycline, the linear calibration range was 0.07–8 ug/ml. For cefoperazone, the linear calibration range was 2.67–320 ug/ml. For sulbactam, the linear calibration range was 0.93–112 ug/ml. For teicoplanin, the linear calibration range was 1.6–192 ug/ml. For caspofungin, the linear calibration range was 0.53–64 ug/ml. For meropenem, the linear calibration range was 1–120 ug/ml. For voriconazole, the linear calibration range was 0.27–32 ug/ml. For micafungin, the linear calibration range was 0.54–64 ug/ml. For polymyxin B, the linear calibration range was 0.93–112 ug/ml.
Drug concentrations were measured using a Shimadzu (Kyoto, Japan) LC-20AD UHPLC system interfaced with a Shimadzu LCMS-8040 triple quadrupole mass spectrometer (MS/MS). Data acquisition and quantitative analysis were carried out using Shimadzu LabSolutions software.