ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 14

Validity Testing of Commercial Urine Cocaine Metabolite Assays: II. Sensitivity, Specificity, Accuracy, and Confirmation by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Cone, EJ
Chief, Laboratory of Chemistry and Drug Metabolism, Addiction Research Center, National Institute on Drug Abuse, MD

Mitchell, J
Laboratory director, Navy Drug Screening Laboratory, Naval Air Station, VA

(Received 28 January 1988; accepted 13 May 1988)

Abstract

A comprehensive validity assessment study was performed on eight commercial urine assays for detection of cocaine use. Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of each assay were evaluated by analyzing, in random order and under blind conditions, specimens spiked with known drug concentrations and clinical specimens obtained from human subjects after intravenous cocaine use. Commercial assay results were compared with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) assay of the same specimens for benzoylecgonine. All of the assays examined were determined to have utility in screening for cocaine use, with the exception of the KDI Quik Test®, which was not a reliable test for detection of cocaine use. Major differences in sensitivity, specificity, and confirmation rate by GC/MS were noted among the assays, differences which should be taken into consideration when implementing a urine screening test for cocaine use or interpreting test results involving use of these assays.

Keywords:
toxicology, cocaine, benzoylecgonine, urine, chemical analysis, urine testing, validity, GC/MS assay, TDx, Toxi-Lab, Coat-A-Count, Double Antibody, KDI Quik Test, Abuscreen, EMIT dau, EMIT st

Paper ID: JFS12608J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12608J
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