CD08A – “Clinical Urine Drug Abuse Screen 8A”

Update to specimen requirements and methodology.

Specimen Preparation: Send 30.0 mL urine in a screw capped plastic urine container. Newborn minimum requires 1.0 mL urine. All positive screen results are considered presumptive positives except for amphetamines and PCP, which are confirmed to ensure accuracy of screening result. 

Methodology: Enzyme Immunoassay; Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry; Liquid
Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry