Evaluation of the on-site immunoassay drug-screening device Triage-TOX in routine forensic autopsy
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- 作者：Mariko Tominaga ; Tomomi Michiue ; michi.leg@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Hitoshi Maeda
- 关键词：Forensic toxicology ; On-site immunoassay drug screening ; Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry ; Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry ; Urine ; Pericardial fluid
- 刊名：Legal Medicine
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：November 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：17
- 期：6
- 页码：499-502
- 全文大小：240 K
文摘
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The efficacy of a new on-site immunoassay drug-screening device Triage-TOX was examined.
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This device was applicable to drug screening using postmortem urine and pericardial fluid.
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Triage-TOX showed high sensitivity for benzodiazepines, with objective data presentation.
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However, its combination with another device can help minimize misinterpretation.
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Provision of systematic instrumental identification and quantification is essential.