TY - JOUR
T1 - Validity testing of commercial urine cocaine metabolite assays
T2 - III. Evaluation of an ezyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of cocaine and cocaine metabolite
AU - Cone, E. J.
PY - 1989/1/1
Y1 - 1989/1/1
N2 - A validity assessment study was performed on the Genetic Diagnostic Enzyme Immunoassay test kit, a new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (GDC ELISA) for detection of cocaine and cocaine metabolite in urine. A set of 290 urine specimens, comprised of clinical cocaine urines collected from 5 male subjects who had received single doses of intravenous cocaine, drug-free urines spiked with cocaine, cocaine metabolites, cocaine isomers, and other drug of abuse, were assayed by GDC ELISA. The results were compared with results by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) assay for benzoylecgonine. Concordance was high between the GDC ELISA assay and GC/MS and with results reported earlier for other commercial assays. Detection times and specificity of the GDC ELISA antibody were most similar to those of the Abuscreen® radioimmunoassay for cocaine metabolite. Overall, the assay produced no false negative or false positive results and appeared to be a reliable screening test for detection of cocaine and benzoylecgonine in human urine.
AB - A validity assessment study was performed on the Genetic Diagnostic Enzyme Immunoassay test kit, a new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (GDC ELISA) for detection of cocaine and cocaine metabolite in urine. A set of 290 urine specimens, comprised of clinical cocaine urines collected from 5 male subjects who had received single doses of intravenous cocaine, drug-free urines spiked with cocaine, cocaine metabolites, cocaine isomers, and other drug of abuse, were assayed by GDC ELISA. The results were compared with results by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) assay for benzoylecgonine. Concordance was high between the GDC ELISA assay and GC/MS and with results reported earlier for other commercial assays. Detection times and specificity of the GDC ELISA antibody were most similar to those of the Abuscreen® radioimmunoassay for cocaine metabolite. Overall, the assay produced no false negative or false positive results and appeared to be a reliable screening test for detection of cocaine and benzoylecgonine in human urine.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 2760594
AN - SCOPUS:0024371528
SN - 0022-1198
VL - 34
SP - 991
EP - 995
JO - Journal of Forensic Sciences
JF - Journal of Forensic Sciences
IS - 4
ER -