Comparison of direct and indirect alcohol markers with PEth in blood and Urine in alcohol dependent inpatients during detoxication
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The importance of direct and indirect alcohol markers to evaluate alcohol
consumption in clinical and forensic settings is increasingly recognized. While
some markers are used to prove abstinence from ethanol, other markers are
suitable for detection of alcohol misuse. Phosphatidyl ethanol (PEth) is ranked
among the latter. There is only little information about the correlation between
PEth and other currently used markers (ethyl glucuronide, ethyl sulfate,
carbohydrate deficient transferrin, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, and methanol) and about their decline during detoxification. To get more information, 18 alcohol-dependent patients in withdrawal therapy were monitored for These parameters in blood and urine for up to 19 days. There was no correlation between the different markers. PEth showed a rapid decrease at the beginning of the intervention, a slow decline after the first few days, and could still be detected after 19 days of abstinence from ethanol.
consumption in clinical and forensic settings is increasingly recognized. While
some markers are used to prove abstinence from ethanol, other markers are
suitable for detection of alcohol misuse. Phosphatidyl ethanol (PEth) is ranked
among the latter. There is only little information about the correlation between
PEth and other currently used markers (ethyl glucuronide, ethyl sulfate,
carbohydrate deficient transferrin, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, and methanol) and about their decline during detoxification. To get more information, 18 alcohol-dependent patients in withdrawal therapy were monitored for These parameters in blood and urine for up to 19 days. There was no correlation between the different markers. PEth showed a rapid decrease at the beginning of the intervention, a slow decline after the first few days, and could still be detected after 19 days of abstinence from ethanol.
Date of Publication
2013-07
Publication Type
Article
Language(s)
en
Contributor(s)
Winkler, M. | |
Skopp, G. | |
Alt, A. | |
Miltner, E. | |
Jochum, Th. | |
Daenhardt, C. | |
Sporkert, F. | |
Gnann, H. | |
Thierauf, A. |
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Series
International journal of legal medicine
Publisher
Springer
ISSN
0937-9827
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open.access