title: A study of the sensitivity and specificity of four presumptive tests for blood.
abstract: The purpose of this work was to conduct a comparative study of the sensitivity and specificity of phenolphthalein, tetramethylbenzidine, leucomalachite green, and orthotolidine as presumptive tests for blood. The findings of this study indicate that the phenolphthalein and the leucomalachite green tests are the most specific and that the tetramethylbenzidine and orthotolidine tests are the most sensitive of the group. The author concludes that the phenolphthalein test is the best single test for evaluating suspected bloodstains.
authors.affiliation: Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Department, University of Southern Mississippi, Long Beach.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D001560:Benzidines; D001769:Blood; D001801:Blood Stains; D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D004396:Coloring Agents; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D020113:Phenolphthalein; D010635:Phenolphthaleins; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes; D014675:Vegetables
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D001560:Benzidines; D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D004396:Coloring Agents; D010635:Phenolphthaleins; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes; C021758:3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine; C009501:2-tolidine; D020113:Phenolphthalein; C015320:leucomalachite green