ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 5

Validity Testing of Commercial Urine Cocaine Metabolite Assays: III. Evaluation of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for Detection of Cocaine and Cocaine Metabolite
Cone, EJ
Chief, Laboratory of Chemistry and Drug Metabolism, Addiction Research Center, National Institute on Drug Abuse, MD

(Received 6 September 1988; accepted 13 October 1988)

Abstract

A validity assessment study was performed on the Genetic Diagnostic Enzyme Immunoassay test kit, a new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (GDC ELISA) for detection of cocaine and cocaine metabolite in urine. A set of 290 urine specimens, comprised of clinical cocaine urines collected from 5 male subjects who had received single doses of intravenous cocaine, drug-free urines spiked with cocaine, cocaine metabolites, cocaine isomers, and other drugs of abuse, were assayed by GDC ELISA. The results were compared with results by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) assay for benzoylecgonine. Concordance was high between the GDC ELISA assay and GC/MS and with results reported earlier for other commercial assays. Detection times and specificity of the GDC ELISA antibody were most similar to those of the Abuscreen® radioimmunoassay for cocaine metabolite. Overall, the assay produced no false negative or false positive results and appeared to be a reliable screening test for detection of cocaine and benzoylecgonine in human urine.

Keywords:
toxicology, cocaine, benzoylecgonine, urine, urine testing, ELISA

Paper ID: JFS12726J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12726J
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