Comment on the upper cutoff level for the alcohol biomarker phosphatidylethanol (PEth) for the assessment of alcohol consumption in forensic practice

Drug Testing and AnalysisVolume 15, Issue 7 p. 791-792 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Comment on the upper cutoff level for the alcohol biomarker phosphatidylethanol (PEth) for the assessment of alcohol consumption in forensic practice Frank Musshoff, Corresponding Author Frank Musshoff [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-9613-0525 Forensisch Toxikologisches Centrum GmbH, Munich, Germany Correspondence Frank Musshoff, Forensisch Toxikologisches Centrum GmbH, Dessauerstr. 13-15, 80992 Munich, Germany. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorMichael Böttcher, Michael Böttcher MVZ Labor Dessau GmbH, Dessau-Roßlau, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorMatthias Graw, Matthias Graw Institute of Legal Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorGisela Skopp, Gisela Skopp Forensisch Toxikologisches Centrum GmbH, Munich, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorJasna Neumann, Jasna Neumann MVZ Labor Dessau GmbH, Dessau-Roßlau, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorGudrun Høiseth, Gudrun Høiseth Department of Forensic Sciences, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, NorwaySearch for more papers by this authorAnders Helander, Anders Helander orcid.org/0000-0001-7480-8078 Department of Laboratory Medicine, C1:74, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenSearch for more papers by this author Frank Musshoff, Corresponding Author Frank Musshoff [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-9613-0525 Forensisch Toxikologisches Centrum GmbH, Munich, Germany Correspondence Frank Musshoff, Forensisch Toxikologisches Centrum GmbH, Dessauerstr. 13-15, 80992 Munich, Germany. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorMichael Böttcher, Michael Böttcher MVZ Labor Dessau GmbH, Dessau-Roßlau, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorMatthias Graw, Matthias Graw Institute of Legal Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorGisela Skopp, Gisela Skopp Forensisch Toxikologisches Centrum GmbH, Munich, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorJasna Neumann, Jasna Neumann MVZ Labor Dessau GmbH, Dessau-Roßlau, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorGudrun Høiseth, Gudrun Høiseth Department of Forensic Sciences, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, NorwaySearch for more papers by this authorAnders Helander, Anders Helander orcid.org/0000-0001-7480-8078 Department of Laboratory Medicine, C1:74, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenSearch for more papers by this author First published: 30 December 2022 https://doi.org/10.1002/dta.3432Citations: 2Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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