False-Positive Phosphatidylethanol Results Due to Blood Transfusion and Implications in the Process of Liver Transplantation Selection

By sjmartinez • December 3, 2024

Wang JAS, Cruz Cruz GV, Shetty A, Esquivel D, Saab S, Shoptaw S, Meza J. False-Positive Phosphatidylethanol Results Due to Blood Transfusion and Implications in the Process of Liver Transplantation Selection. J Addict Med. 2024 Dec 2. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001424. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39621543.

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