title: Cost effective EMIT assays, for drugs of abuse in urine, using the Eppendorf EPOS analyser.
abstract: Laboratories with an increasing work load of drug abuse testing require high turnover techniques at low cost. Syva's EMIT system is suitable for modification onto modern automated instrumentation and, with reagent dilution, costs can be significantly reduced. We describe the modification of these assays onto the Eppendorf EPOS analyser which can process 300 samples an hour at a cost of 13p per test.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Pathology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gooch
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caldwell
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Colbert
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000652:urine*; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012015:Reference Standards; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs; D007202:Indicators and Reagents