Postcollection synthesis of ethyl glucuronide by bacteria in urine may cause false identification of alcohol consumption

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1855-1857

  Helander, Anders ^a   Olsson, Ingrid ^a   Dahl, Helen ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; ETHYL SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANOL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; GLUCURONATES; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 34848895756     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2007.089482     Document Type: Article

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