Assessing the sensitivity and specificity of phosphatidylethanol (PEth) cutoffs to identify alcohol exposed pregnancies

In the literature on alcohol use biomarkers, there has been debate as to what a valid and/or utilitarian cut off level should be for various research applications. In this manuscript, we assessed the sensitivity and specificity of multiple cutoff values for phosphatidylethanol (PEth) from bloodspots...

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Published in:	Current Research in Toxicology
Main Authors:	Julie M. Hasken, Anna-Susan Marais, Marlene M. de Vries, Wendy O. Kalberg, David Buckley, Charles D.H. Parry, Soraya Seedat, Philip A. May
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-01-01
Subjects:	Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) Ethyl glucuronide (EtG) Alcohol use Self-reported alcohol use Alcohol use biomarkers Pregnancy
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666027X23000038