False-positive phencyclidine immunoassay results caused by metronidazole

Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Dec;56(12):1211-1212. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2018.1483026. Epub 2018 Jun 12.

Authors

Nicolás Fernández¹, Florencia Falguera², Laura M Cabanillas¹, Patricia N Quiroga¹

Affiliations

¹ a Cátedra de Toxicología y Química Legal, Laboratorio de Asesoramiento Toxicológico Analítico (CENATOXA) , Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica , Buenos Aires , Argentina.
² b TetraQ Research Infrastructure Centre , Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital , Herston , Brisbane , Australia.

PMID: 29893585
DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2018.1483026

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Antitrichomonal Agents / pharmacology*
Antitrichomonal Agents / therapeutic use
Blastocystis Infections / drug therapy
Blastocystis hominis
False Positive Reactions
Hallucinogens / analysis*
Humans
Immunoassay
Male
Metronidazole / pharmacology*
Metronidazole / therapeutic use
Phencyclidine / urine*
Substance Abuse Detection / methods*

Substances

Antitrichomonal Agents
Hallucinogens
Metronidazole
Phencyclidine