Laboratory investigation of a poisoning epidemic in Sierra Leone.

abstract：:During the investigation of aviation accidents, postmortem specimens from accident victims are submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration's Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) for toxicological analysis. A case recently received by CAMI screened positive for the anticonvulsant medication carbamazepine (CBZ;...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Lewis RJ,Angier MK,Johnson RD

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic cathinones inhibit monoamine transporters, such as serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine transporters, and act on the central nervous system via increasing synaptic concentrations of monoamines. These compounds, which are highly addictive and potentially poisonous, are new psychoactive substances. In this ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Fujita Y,Mita T,Usui K,Kamijo Y,Kikuchi S,Onodera M,Fujino Y,Inoue Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While earlier studies have attempted to resolve the challenges encountered when interpreting gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) concentrations in hair (primarily due to its endogenous presence), few have had large sample sizes. The first objective of this study was to evaluate the inter-individual variation of endogenous...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Thomas JL,Strickland EC,Lloyd EW,Donnelly CC,Rankoth A,Pieczonka SM,Colpoys C,Smith MA,LeBeau MA,Montgomery MA,Karas RP,Peters EM,Miller ML

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The measurement of cefoperazone concentrations in cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) is important to understanding the biodisposition and pharmacokinetic behavior of the drug. We have demonstrated that cefoperazone is unstable in methanol and at alkaline pH and these factors may affect the accurate quantitation of the drug i...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Kinniburgh DW,Jennison TA,Matsen JM

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In preparation for a treatment program concerning the medical coprescription of heroin and methadone to treatment-resistant addicts in the Netherlands, we studied a novel strategy for monitoring co-use of illicit (nonprescribed) heroin. A deuterated analogue of heroin was added (1:20) to pharmaceutical, smokable heroi...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Klous MG,Rook EJ,Hillebrand MJ,van den Brink W,van Ree JM,Beijnen JH

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An existing GC-MS method for detecting benzoylecgonine (BZE) in urine was modified by changing derivatizing reagents. This method modification presents a cost-effective alternative derivatization procedure for the detection of BZE in urine by GC-MS. The combination of pentafluoropropanol and acetic anhydride was found...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Serafin MC,Paulemon KM,Fuller ZJ,Bronner WE

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The content, chemical form, and distribution of mercury and selenium in edible tissue were determined for several samples of fish and other marine animal organisms (mollusks, crustaceans and pods). For most fish samples, except Pacific blue marlin, 53 to 94% of the total mercury content was present as methylmercury, b...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Cappon CJ,Smith JC

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Draft guidelines for the use of oral fluid for workplace drug testing are under development by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in cooperation with industry and researchers. Comparison studies of the effectiveness of oral fluid testing versus urine testing are needed to establish ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Cone EJ,Presley L,Lehrer M,Seiter W,Smith M,Kardos KW,Fritch D,Salamone S,Niedbala RS

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sampling and drug stability in oral fluid (OF) are crucial factors when interpreting forensic toxicological analysis, mainly because samples may not be analyzed immediately after collection, potentially altering drug concentrations. Therefore, the stability of some common drugs of abuse (morphine, codeine, 6-monoacety...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Marchei E,Malaca S,Graziano S,Gottardi M,Pichini S,Busardò FP

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:During periodate degradation of interfering ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine in the extraction of methamphetamine from urine, it was observed that a small amount of methamphetamine was demethylated to amphetamine. although all three interfering phenylpropanolamines could be degraded by periodate at ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Paul BD,Past MR,McKinley RM,Foreman JD,McWhorter LK,Snyder JJ

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A liquid chromatographic-mass spectrometric assay with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization is presented for quantification (selected-ion mode) of tramadol (T) and O-desmethyltramadol (ODT) in blood plasma after liquid-liquid extraction. The enantiomeric separation was achieved on a Chiralpak AD column containing ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Musshoff F,Madea B,Stuber F,Stamer UM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the early-phase postmortem redistribution of the enantiomers of citalopram (CIT) and its metabolites demethylcitalopram (DCIT) and didemethylcitalopram (DDCIT) in a rat model. Furthermore, we wanted to examine the role of the lungs as a reservoir of postmortem drug release and ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Kugelberg FC,Kingbäck M,Carlsson B,Druid H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to drugs and toxins is a major cause for the rising number of emergency department visits each year. Immunoassays are commonly used in the emergency department to provide rapid turnaround time for acute care. The purpose of this study was to compare two automated immunoassay chemistry analyzers to determine w...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Johnson-Davis KL,Thompson CD,Clark CJ,McMillin GA,Lehman CM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hair screening method has been developed for the detection of methamphetamine using an immunoassay analyzer (AxSYM) with a fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) technique. The method consisted of washing, cutting and digesting a hair sample (5 mg) with an enzymatic digestion solution. The digested hair sample...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Cheong JC,Suh S,Ko BJ,Lee JI,Kim JY,Suh YJ,In MK

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analytical database, using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with diode array ultraviolet (UV) detection, of over 250 toxicologically relevant drugs has been extensively applied to both clinical and forensic toxicology. This general drug screening system, based on a mixed-phase (octadecyl/cyanopropyl) c...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Elliott SP,Hale KA

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for determining the chemical warfare agent soman (GD) in rat plasma has been validated and applied to low-level inhalation exposure studies currently being conducted. This method utilizes a fluoride ion-based regeneration assay with isotope dilution followed by large volume injection gas chromatography with a...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Renner JA,Dabisch PA,Evans RA,McGuire JM,Totura AL,Jakubowski EM,Thomson SA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method was developed and validated for the quantitation of oxymorphone (OM) in human whole blood and liver. Sample preparation was done by solid-phase extraction, using deuterated OM as the internal standard. Separation was achieved using a Waters Aquity UPLC ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Crum ED,Bailey KM,Richards-Waugh LL,Clay DJ,Gebhardt MA,Kraner JC

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We devised a highly sensitive method for simultaneously determining methamphetamine (MA) and amphetamine (AP) enantiomers, desmethylselegiline (DMSG) and selegiline (SG), in human hair using a derivatization technique and high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-MS). M...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Nishida K,Itoh S,Inoue N,Kudo K,Ikeda N

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxymorphone, a semi-synthetic opioid analgesic, has been available as Numorphan since the 1950s in the form of injectable solutions and a suppository. Recently, in 2006, oxymorphone was approved by the Federal Drug Administration for use in the form of immediate and extended release tablets under the trade name Opana....

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Garside D,Hargrove RL,Winecker RE

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This manuscript reviews data available in the scientific literature relative to drug testing for the five mandated drug classes and circumstances other than abuse of the drug itself that could result in a positive test. For marijuana, passive inhalation, unknowing oral ingestion, and the use of Marinol are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： elSohly MA,Jones AB

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple isocratic HPLC procedure for the analysis of cocaine in plasma, with or without an internal standard, is described for the first time. Basified plasma was extracted in ether, re-extracted in acetic acid, which was subsequently basified prior to the final extraction in n-hexane. The hexane extract was evaporat...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Masoud AN,Krupski DM

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive benzoylecgonine (BZE) urinalysis results are sometimes challenged in legal and administrative proceedings on the grounds that the presence of BZE is due to the addition of cocaine to the urine sample with subsequent in vitro hydrolysis to BZE. Consequently, counsel for the respondent or defendant may move tha...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Klette KL,Poch GK,Czarny R,Lau CO

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A gas chromatographic (GC) method was developed for the detection of propylene glycol dinitrate (PGDN) in rodent skin following extraction with ethyl acetate. Known quantities of PGDN contained in the torpedo fuel Otto Fuel II were added to homogenates of rat skin, which were subsequently extracted with two 10-mL port...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Godin CS,Pollard DL

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the performance characteristics of the Cozart Methadone Microplate ELISA assay for the detection of methadone and methadone metabolites in hair specimens. One hundred and ten hair specimens were collected from volunteers (n=46) with a history of drug use and from drug-related...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Cooper G,Wilson L,Reid C,Baldwin D,Hand C,Spiehler V

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method is presented for the positive identification of quinine and quinidine. The method requires extraction of the compounds from an alkaline solution into an organic solvent and concentration of the sample by evaporation of the solvent. The sample is chromatographed without derivatization and may be detected by th...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Furner RL,Brown GB,Scott JW

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case report involving a 34-year-old white male who was found dead at home by his roommate is presented. At the time of his death, he was being treated with tramadol/acetaminophen, metaxalone, oxycodone, and amitriptyline. The decedent's mother stated that he had been taking increasing amounts of pain medication in o...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Bynum ND,Poklis JL,Gaffney-Kraft M,Garside D,Ropero-Miller JD

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bupropion is a "second generation" antidepressant agent structurally related to the phenethylamines. Postmortem toxicology data are presented from three suicidal drug overdoses in which bupropion was detected. In two cases in which bupropion was the major toxicology finding, peripheral blood levels of the parent drug ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Friel PN,Logan BK,Fligner CL

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of the urinary concentration of fentanyl (F) and its major metabolite norfentanyl (NF) in chronic pain patients treated with the Duragesic continuous release transdermal patches is presented. These patches are available in 10, 20, 30, and 40 cm(2) sizes releasing 25, 50, 75, and 100 microg/h F, respectively. F...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Poklis A,Backer R

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-mg dose of cocaine free base applied to the volar forearm skin surface of a volunteer resulted in a maximal urinary benzoylecgonine concentration of 55 ng/mL at 48 h, using discrete urine specimens. A total of 58 micrograms of benzoylecgonine, representing 1.2% of the dose, was excreted in the 96-h urine. An ident...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Baselt RC,Chang JY,Yoshikawa DM

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dramatic rise in maternal drug abuse and the incidence of positive drug findings during neonatal testing has increased the need for prenatal toxicological testing for drugs of abuse. Human amniotic fluid samples collected after 13-39 weeks of pregnancy were screened for cocaine metabolite (benzoylecgonine) by fluo...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Ripple MG,Goldberger BA,Caplan YH,Blitzer MG,Schwartz S

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00