Has anyone ever heard of a false-positive urinalysis testing result for cocaine, and what could cause such a thing?
2007-06-25 06:22:56 · 4 answers · asked by John Timothy 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
The following can cause false positive results for cocaine urinalysis testing: kidney infection or kidney disease, liver infection or liver disease, diabetes, and amoxicillin.
2007-06-25 10:40:53 · answer #1 · answered by Trevin M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is unlikely that it is a true false positive - but I read some where that most of the money in certain major U.S. cities is contaminated w/ cocaine.
2007-06-25 13:40:10 · answer #2 · answered by hotsexynurse69 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the method, hemoglobin (blood) can cause false positives....
2007-06-25 14:56:32 · answer #3 · answered by KaseyT33 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, Charlie. There are no false positives for cocaine.
2007-06-25 14:27:14 · answer #4 · answered by Lorenzo Steed 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋