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Clinical Chemistry, Vol 39, 2137-2146, Copyright © 1993 by American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Enzyme immunoassay, kinetic microparticle immunoassay, radioimmunoassay, and fluorescence polarization immunoassay compared for drugs-of-abuse screening

DA Armbruster, RH Schwarzhoff, EC Hubster and MK Liserio
Human System Center (AFMC), Armstrong Laboratory, Brooks AFB, TX 78235- 5240.

The newest formulation of the Syva EMIT assay for drugs of abuse, EMIT II, and a new immunoassay, OnLine (Roche), utilizing the kinetic interaction of microparticles in solution (KIMS) methodology, RIA tests, and TDx fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) procedures were compared for marijuana, cocaine, opiates, and barbiturates. Both EMIT II and OnLine immunoassays were performed with a Hitachi 717 analyzer. Calibration curves, the degree of separation between negative and cutoff calibrators, precision, likelihood of carryover from positive to negative samples, and overall ease and speed of analysis were evaluated. RIA and OnLine detected 99% of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS)-confirmed marijuana samples; TDx, 95%; and EMIT II, 88%. All four immunoassays detected approximately 99% of confirmed cocaine-positive urines. RIA, OnLine, and TDx all detected 100% of opiate-confirmed samples; EMIT II, 97%. Barbiturate assays exhibited the greatest disparity, with OnLine and TDx detecting 100% of confirmed positives; EMIT II, 88%; and RIA, 78%. For a variety of reasons, we prefer the fully automated EMIT II and OnLine assays for high-volume urine testing, in comparison with our laboratory's semiautomated RIA tests and the limited-throughput TDx system. The four immunoassays investigated delivered comparable performance in terms of detection rates for GC/MS-confirmed positives for some drugs but not for others.


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