Rapid cocaine screening of urine in a newborn nursery.
A rapid cocaine screening test, the Abuscreen OnTrak assay, was compared with the EMIT (enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique) screening test to determine relative accuracy in 450 newborn infants sequentially tested for urinary cocaine during a 6-week period at a large urban hospital. The Abuscreen Ontrak screen had a sensitivity of 96% and a specificity of 100%.
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33101.
Fleming
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Peyser
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Greenfield
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Steele
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D003042:Cocaine / Q000652:urine*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000652:urine*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000379:methods; D016482:Urinalysis / Q000379:methods*
D003042:Cocaine