Unreliable alcohol testing in a shipping safety programme

Forensic Science International

Volumn 189, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages

  Helander, Anders ^a   Hagelberg, Charlotte Asker ^a   Beck, Olof ^a   Petrini, Björn ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Department of Clinical Microbiology   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Drug testing; Ethanol; Ethyl glucuronide; Ethyl sulphate; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ETHYL GLUCURONIDE;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FUNGUS GROWTH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MYCOSIS; PRESERVATION AND STORAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SAILOR; SCREENING TEST; SHIPPING; URINALYSIS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANOL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; GLUCURONATES; HUMANS; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SHIPS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SULFURIC ACID ESTERS; URINE;

EID: 67349110151     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.04.022     Document Type: Article

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