title: A rapid and precise method for the quantitation of ethanol in serum using the EMIT St serum ethanol assay reagent and a Cobas Bio centrifugal analyser.
abstract: We describe a simple and rapid, but nevertheless precise and accurate method for measuring ethanol in serum, using the Roche Cobas Bio centrifugal analyser and the EMIT StTM serum ethanol assay reagent. Within-assay imprecision was 2.2% (CV), day-to-day imprecision was 2.5% (CV). The results correlated well with a commonly used gas chromatographic headspace method. Because of its rapidity and good practicability this method seems to be well suited for use in emergency care units of clinical chemistry laboratories.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Klinische Chemie, Klinikum Nürnberg, FRG.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Degel
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Paulus
mesh_terms: D001322:Autoanalysis / Q000379:methods; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol