Frequency of False Positive Amphetamine Screens due to Bupropion Using the Syva Emit II Immunoassay

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-108

  Casey, Erica R ^a   Scott, Mitchell G ^a   Tang, Schirin ^a   Mullins, Michael E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bupropion; False positive; Immunoassay; Interference; Urine drug screen

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; AMPHETAMINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LABETALOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; ENZYME MULTIPLIED IMMUNOASSAY TECHNIQUE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URINALYSIS;

AMPHETAMINE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; BUPROPION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DRUG MONITORING; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 79959288417     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-010-0131-5     Document Type: Review

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