Using molecular similarity to highlight the challenges of routine immunoassay-based drug of abuse/toxicology screening in emergency medicine

Using molecular similarity to highlight the challenges of routine immunoassay-based drug of abuse/toxicology screening in emergency medicine

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Laboratory tests for routine drug of abuse and toxicology (DOA/Tox) screening, often used in emergency medicine, generally utilize antibody-based tests (immunoassays) to detect classes of drugs such as amphetamines, barbiturates, ben...

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Main Authors: Siam Mohamed G, Pizon Anthony F, Krasowski Matthew D, Giannoutsos Spiros, Iyer Manisha, Ekins Sean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-227X/9/5

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