Comparison of spot tests with AdultaCheck 6 and Intect 7 urine test strips for detecting the presence of adulterants in urine specimens

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 348, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 19-25

  Dasgupta, Amitava ^a   Chughtai, Omar ^a   Hannah, Christina ^a   Davis, Bonnette ^b   Wells, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Memorial Hermann   (United States)

Author keywords

AdultaCheck 6; Drugs of abuse; Intect 7; Spot tests; Urine adulteration

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; GLUCOSE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; NITRITE; POTASSIUM NITRATE; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEST STRIP; URINALYSIS;

ASCORBIC ACID; CREATININE; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; GLUCOSE; GLUTARAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITRITES; PYRIDINIUM COMPOUNDS; REAGENT STRIPS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 4444362789     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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