Citation

Alt A, Wurst FM, Seidl S. Blutalkohol 1997; 34(5): 360-365.

Affiliation

IRUU, 79075 Ulm, Germany.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, International Committee on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety and Bund gegen Alkohol und Drogen im Straßenverkehr, Publisher Steintor Verlag)

DOI

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PMID

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Abstract

The evaluation of the alcohol marker ethylglucuronide is of importance in both clinical and forensic cases. This is due to the fact that the detection of ethylglucuronide is specifically possible for a longer period after the end of drinking than the detection of ethyl alcohol. Ethylglucuronide and ethyl alcohol concentrations were determined in 181 urine samples. The quantification of ethylglucuronide was performed by GC/MS with d5-ethylglucuronide as the internal standard. The urine alcohol concentration was determined by Head-Space GC. The ethylglucuronide concentrations ranged from 3 to 700 (mu)g/ml urine.