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Ethylglucuronide confirmation (u) (Urine (u))

Specimens: 4 ml Urine (u)
includes following tests: Ethyl sulfate (LC-MS/MS) (u) (Urine (u))
Preanalytics/Notes:

Spot urine. Short-term notification prior to testing is recommended. Visual control during urine voiding recommended to avoid fraud. Do not use containers with stabilizers and do not add any chemicals to the sample. Refrigerate or freeze urine until shipment.

Method: Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectr
Set-up: Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Duration: 8 days
Indication/Significance:
  • Evidence of alcohol consumption a few hours or days before (EtG is thus a short-term marker for alcohol consumption, e.g. in traffic medicine, occupational medicine, drug substitution and forensic medicine)
  • Abstinence control during alcohol withdrawal, e.g. after weekend parole
  • Plausibility check regarding the statement of abstinence from alcohol with pathological alcohol abuse long-term markers, e.g. CDT

If the screening result is above the cut-off, a confirmatory test will be carried out.

Interpretation:

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