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CuriousCatTs
Apr 12, 2012, 11:31 AM
If someone drinks one drink for 2 days in a row, will blood peth test be positive 8 days after last drink

DrBill100
Apr 12, 2012, 11:46 AM
No. Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is detectable only following consumption of about 6-7 standard drinks within a one-week period. Some estimate higher at about 200 g of alcohol.

At any rate PEth is not detectable following a couple of drinks and is used to assess sustained drinking rather than infrequent low level intake.

If you don't mind, I'd love to know the type of agency offering/requiring this test.

Ref.
USDTL (http://www.usdtl.com/pethstatsm.html)
Hartman, et al 2007 (http://www.citeulike.org/user/softsimu/article/2280801)