Detection of prenatal drug exposure in the pregnant women and her newborn infant.
Although urine testing remains the standard method for identifying and monitoring drug addicts, recent data suggest that it seriously underdiagnoses the prevalence of fetal exposure to various drugs. Results obtained with other body fluids and tissues (meconium and hair) are reviewed and the laboratory methodologies used to detect drugs are discussed in details.
Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.
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D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000592:standards; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D008470:Meconium / Q000737:chemistry; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000652:urine; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000652:urine