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Experiences in C.D.T. testing.

J W Roberts1

  • 1GIB Laboratories New Providence, New Jersey, USA.

Journal of Insurance Medicine (New York, N.Y.)
|February 1, 1997
PubMed
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Carbohydrate deficient transferrin (CDT) testing accurately detects alcohol abuse. GIB Laboratories

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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Clinical Chemistry
  • Toxicology

Background:

  • Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) is a validated biomarker for alcohol abuse.
  • Accurate detection of alcohol abuse is crucial for clinical management and public health.
  • Existing confirmatory tests for CDT have limitations in terms of time, cost, and precision.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate the performance of a commercial CDT enzyme immunoassay (CDT EIA) for detecting alcohol abuse.
  • To assess the sensitivity, specificity, and reproducibility of the CDT EIA.
  • To determine the utility of confirmatory CDT testing in clinical laboratories.

Main Methods:

  • Validation of the CDT EIA using 184 clinically defined positive and 203 negative serum samples.
  • Application of a defined cutoff and a special testing algorithm for analysis.

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  • Assessment of intra- and inter-run reproducibility.

    • Main Results:

    • The CDT EIA demonstrated a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity greater than 99%.
    • Intra- and inter-run reproducibility were less than 7%, indicating high precision.
    • The assay was approximately three times more precise than most confirmatory CDT tests.

    Conclusions:

    • The CDT EIA is a highly sensitive and specific assay for detecting alcohol abuse.
    • Confirmatory CDT testing is generally not recommended due to the high specificity of the screening assay.
    • Performing confirmatory testing may increase false negatives, offer minimal correction of false positives, and increase costs and delays.