[Reliability of the Alco-Screen dip strips in evaluation of blood alcohol concentration for clinical or forensic studies].
We tested the accuracy of Alco-Screen dipsticks in comparison to the values of blood alcohol. The dipstick test is based on the reaction of alcohol-dehydrogenase, developing a green to blue color. Saliva as well as urine and liquor are easy to obtain at autopsies. We did not get any false-negative results. Interpretation of the change of color turned out to be a problem, because the tip appeared often to be inhomogenous. The dipstick could be used at autopsies and for emergency units, if a quick, semiquantitative result is required.
Denk
W
W
Institut für gerichtliche Medizin, Universität Wien.
Missliwetz
J
J
Mortinger
H
H
Vycudilik
W
W
D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000431:Ethanol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D011934:Reagent Strips; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
D011934:Reagent Strips; D000431:Ethanol
Zur Verlässlichkeit der Alco-Screen-Streifentests bei der Kontrolle der Blutalkoholkonzentration für klinische oder gerichtsmedizinische Untersuchungen.