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Pitfall in the analysis of the alcohol biomarkers ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate by laboratory-caused contamination with disinfectants

  • Katharina Habler ORCID logo EMAIL logo , Michael Paal ORCID logo , Felix Lucian Happich and Michael Vogeser

Corresponding author: Dr. rer. nat. Katharina Habler, Institute of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital, LMU, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany, Phone: +49 89 4400 76248, E-mail:

Funding source: University Hospital, LMU Munich

  1. Research funding: This work was funded by the University Hospital, LMU Munich.

  2. Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.

  3. Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.

  4. Informed consent: Not applicable.

  5. Ethical approval: Not applicable.

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Received: 2022-11-09
Accepted: 2022-12-16
Published Online: 2022-12-26
Published in Print: 2023-05-25

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