Open AccessUnresolved Discrepancies between Cannabinoid Test Results for Infant Urine
Author(s) -
Vilte Barakauskas,
Rebecka Davis,
Matthew D. Krasowski,
Gwendolyn A. McMillin
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2012.190090
Subject(s) - urine , immunoassay , meconium , urinalysis , cannabinoid , medicine , false positive rate , metabolite , immunology , biology , pregnancy , antibody , fetus , statistics , receptor , mathematics , genetics
False-positive drug screen results for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) have been observed. This study investigated the rate of unconfirmed positive screen results in infant and noninfant urine samples and evaluated possible reasons for differences.
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