Background: The quantitative, measurable detection of drinking is important for the
successful treatment of alcohol misuse in transplantation of patients with alcohol disorders …

Phosphatidylethanols (PEth) are a group of abnormal phospholipids which are formed
within the human body in the presence of ethanol. As PEth accumulates in red blood cells …

Background Objective measurement of alcohol consumption is important for clinical care
and research. Adjusting for self‐reported alcohol use, we conducted an individual …

Aim It is generally agreed that traditional alcohol biomarkers lack in sensitivity to detect
hazardous alcohol consumption. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the ability of …

Background In clinical practice as well as research situations, it is of great importance to get
reliable information about a patient's alcohol consumption. The aim of the study was to …

In addition to monitoring problematic or harmful alcohol consumption, drinking experiments
indicated the potential of phosphatidylethanols (PEth) in abstinence monitoring. To date, no …

Abstract Background In South Africa, an estimated 11% of the population have high alcohol
use, a major risk factor for TB. Alcohol and other substance use are also associated with …

Background The aim was to estimate the prevalence of harmful alcohol use in relation to
socio-demographic characteristics among acutely ill medical patients, and examine …

Background An estimated 10% of tuberculosis (TB) deaths are attributable to problematic
alcohol use globally, however the causal pathways through which problem alcohol use has …

Background: Unhealthy alcohol use may be particularly detrimental among individuals living
with HIV and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV), and is often under-reported. Direct biomarkers of …