Evaluation of optimal urine screening and confirmation cut-off values for opiates, at a national reference laboratory

KARAKÜKCÜ Ç., Ciraci M. Z., Kocer D., Faydali M. Y., SERDAR M. A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI, vol.46, no.5, pp.593-602, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1515/tjb-2020-0614
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.593-602
  • Keywords: 6-MAM, codeine, confirmation, cut-off, immunoassay, LC-MS/MS, morphine, opiate, screening
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: To obtain optimal immunoassay screening and LC-MS/MS confirmation cut-offs for opiate group tests to reduce false positive (FP) and false negative (FN) rates.