Ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate in urine after consumption of various beverages and foods-misleading results?

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 623-630

  Musshoff, Frank ^a   Albermann, Elena ^a   Madea, Burkhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Alcohol; Ethyl glucuronide (EtG); Ethyl sulfate (EtS); Food; LC MS; Urine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIETHYL SULFATE; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; GLUCURONIC ACID; SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANANA; BEVERAGE; DRINKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BEVERAGES; DRINKING; EATING; ETHANOL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD; GLUCURONATES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SULFURIC ACID ESTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651240447     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-010-0511-z     Document Type: Article

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