RAPID COCAINE SCREENING OF URINE IN A NEWBORN NURSERY

Authors
WELCH E FLEMING LE PEYSER I GREENFIELD W STEELE BW BANDSTRA ES
Citation
E. Welch et al., RAPID COCAINE SCREENING OF URINE IN A NEWBORN NURSERY, The Journal of pediatrics, 123(3), 1993, pp. 468-470
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
123
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
468 - 470
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1993)123:3<468:RCSOUI>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
A rapid cocaine screening test, the Abuscreen OnTrak assay, was compar ed with the EMIT (enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique) screening t est to determine relative accuracy in 450 newborn infants sequentially tested for urinary cocaine during a 6-week period at a large urban ho spital. The Abuscreen Ontrak screen had a sensitivity of 96% and a spe cificity Of 100%.