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    Jul 10, 2012, 07:58 AM
    Questions on peth testing
    Can a drug like Dexilant cause a peth test false positive?
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    Jul 10, 2012, 05:36 PM
    Current studies indicate that PEth can be induced only by ethanol. To the best of my knowledge there is no immunoassay for the test and that is where a false positive occurs. There is much more to learn about this test.
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