SOFT 2004 Meeting Abstracts - Society of Forensic Toxicologists
SOFT 2004 Meeting Abstracts - Society of Forensic Toxicologists
SOFT 2004 Meeting Abstracts - Society of Forensic Toxicologists
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M37 <br />
ALCOHOL TESTING BY AN ONSITE ONE-STEP ORAL FLUID ALCOHOL AND DRUG<br />
COMBINATION TEST DEVICE ORATECTPLUSTM<br />
Raphael C Wong·, Jan Sook, Richard Zoltek: Branan Medical Corporation, 10015 Muirlands Road, Suite<br />
F" Irving, CA 926l8, USA<br />
Aims: The objective <strong>of</strong> this study is to compare the alcohol detection <strong>of</strong>OratectPlus, an onsite oral fluid<br />
alcohol and drug combination test device with Alco-screenTM a saliva alcohol test.<br />
Methods and Results: Oratect is a one-step rapid drug screen that integrates oral fluid collection, drug<br />
testing and confirmation sampling in one single device. OratectPlus is a new generation <strong>of</strong> Oratect that<br />
includes alcohol testing with drug testing and provides faster collection and test times. The new device<br />
consists a cap and a plastic housing containing a collection pad that is connected to an alcohol test pad on<br />
one side and two lateral flow immunoassay test strips that test for 6 abused drugs on another side. To run<br />
the test, the collection pad end <strong>of</strong>the device is inserted into the donor's mouth for one to two minute till red<br />
color fluid starts to appear on both lateral flow test strips. The color on the alcohol test pad is noted<br />
immediately. Negative alcohol level does not change the original tan color pad. Presence <strong>of</strong> bluish gray<br />
color on this pad indicates alcohol level at or exceeding 0.02% blood alcohol concentration. Drug test<br />
results are available from the two lateral flow strips after 3 minutes with the absence <strong>of</strong> red lines indicating<br />
positive results. In a field trial, forty individuals without drinking any alcohol were all tested negative with<br />
the OratectPlus and Alco-screen. Another forty individuals allowed to consume beer and then tested for<br />
alcohol within 20 minutes were all found to test positive for both OratectPlus and Aleo-screen. Nonalcoholic<br />
drinks including sodas, tea and c<strong>of</strong>fee were found not to interfere with the test result.<br />
Conclusion: OratectPlus is shown to be a viable onsite device for testing alcohol use.<br />
Keywords: Alcohol Testing, Oral Fluid, Drugs <strong>of</strong> Abuse<br />
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