Urinary tract infection: a risk factor for false-negative urinary ethyl glucuronide but not ethyl sulfate in the detection of recent alcohol consumption

Clin Chem. 2005 Sep;51(9):1728-30. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.051565.

Authors

Anders Helander¹, Helen Dahl

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. anders.helander@cns.ki.se

PMID: 16120954
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.051565

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Alcohol Drinking / urine*
Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Bacterial Infections / urine*
Escherichia coli / metabolism
False Negative Reactions
Glucuronates / metabolism
Glucuronates / urine*
Glucuronidase / metabolism
Humans
Hydrolysis
Substance Abuse Detection*
Sulfatases / metabolism
Sulfuric Acid Esters / metabolism
Sulfuric Acid Esters / urine*
Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology
Urinary Tract Infections / urine*

Substances

Glucuronates
Sulfuric Acid Esters
ethyl glucuronide
Sulfatases
Glucuronidase
diethyl sulfate