Urine drug testing is frequently used in clinical, employment, educational, and legal settings
and misinterpretation of test results can result in significant adverse consequences for the …

Drug testing, commonly used in health care, workplace, and criminal settings, has become
widespread during the past decade. Urine drug screens have been the most common …

Urine drug screen (UDS) immunoassays are a quick and inexpensive method for
determining the presence of drugs of abuse. Many cross-reactivities exist with other …

Purpose The implications of potential false-positive urine drug screen (UDS) results for
patients receiving commonly prescribed medications were evaluated. Summary A …

The terms 'false-positive'and 'false-negative'are widely used in discussions of urine drug test
(UDT) results. These terms are inadequate because they are used in different ways by …

In the immunoassays, an antibody used as a reagent, detects an analyte (antigen) of
interest. Although the noncovalent bound between analyte and complementary antibody is …

Substance abuse is a significant problem in the United States. 1 Over 2.1 million emergency
department visits in 2009 were associated with drug misuse or abuse, of which 47 …

Affinity-type sensors have emerged as outstanding platforms in the detection of diagnostic
protein markers, nucleic acids and drugs. Thus, these novel platforms containing antibodies …

Introduction Immunoassay urine drug screen (UDS) is frequently used in clinical practice for
initial screening process, being generally available, fast, and inexpensive. Exposure to …

Urine drug screening has become standard of care in many medical practice settings to
assess compliance, detect misuse, and/or to provide basis for medical or legal action. The …