title: Ethyl glucuronide for detecting alcohol lapses in patients with an alcohol use disorder.
abstract: Urine ethyl glucuronide (EtG) was screened in 75 patients during a hospital-based treatment for an alcohol use disorder. During follow-up, EtG was detected in 35 (14.6%) of the 239 urine samples. Positive screens were found in 22 patients (29%), of whom nine were outpatients (39.1% of all outpatients) and 13 inpatients (25.0% of all inpatients). Of the 22 patients with positive EtG, five (22%) also gave a positive breath alcohol test and 10 (45.5%) reported recent alcohol consumption; 12 (54.5%) gave a negative breath alcohol test and declared no alcohol lapse. Ethyl glucuronide has been found useful in detecting covered lapses.
authors.affiliation: Centre de traitement des addictions, Hôpital Emile Roux 1 Avenue de Verdun 94450 Limeil-Brévannes cedex, France. pierre.lahmek@erx.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lahmek
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Diviné
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Meunier
authors.forename: Béatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cassereau
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aussel
authors.forename: Henri-Jean
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Aubin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000652:urine*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000652:urine*; D001944:Breath Tests; D005260:Female; D005965:Glucuronates / Q000652:urine*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012008:Recurrence; D012114:Residential Treatment; D013695:Temperance
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D005965:Glucuronates; C093924:ethyl glucuronide