Rapid and specific quantification of ethylene glycol levels: Adaptation of a commercial enzymatic assay to automated chemistry analyzers

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 318-324

  Juenke, JoEtta M ^a   Hardy, Lindsay ^b,c   McMillin, Gwendolyn A ^a,d   Horowitz, Gary L ^b,c  

^a ARUP INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Enzymatic method; Ethylene glycol; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

1,2 BUTANEDIOL; 1,4 BUTANEDIOL; 2 PROPANOL; 2,3 BUTANEDIOL; 4 METHYLPYRAZOLE; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; BUTANEDIOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FORMIC ACID; GLYCEROL; GLYCOLIC ACID; GLYOXAL; GLYOXYLIC ACID; METHANOL; OXALIC ACID; PROPANOL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CATACHEM ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ENZYME ASSAYS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HUMANS; POISONING; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79960975288     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPOB9YPQIYKGLJ     Document Type: Article

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