Unusual false-positive case of urinary screening for buprenorphine

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 244-245

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Romero, Araelsis ^a   Cervellin, Gianfranco ^a   Mercadanti, Mariella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adulteration; Analytical errors; Buprenorphine; Norbuprenorphine; Screening

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SCREENING; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FLUOROMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INSTRUMENT; RARE DISEASE; URINALYSIS; URINE;

BUPRENORPHINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; NARCOTICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 79960660145     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: 10982825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20466     Document Type: Article

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