Nitrite Dipstick Urinalysis as a Point-Of-Care Test for Sodium Nitrite Poisoning
Nitrite dipstick urinalysis is a feasible approach for the early detection of nitrite poisoning in postmortem toxicological screening. In addition, this rapid POCT shows potential as a diagnostic tool for use in acute clinical settings in cases of suspected sodium nitrite poisoning or elevated methemoglobinemia with an unknown cause.
Authors
- Koch Bcp
- Roxane M. Limmen
- Isolde Vleut
- Corine Bethlehem
- Jeroen Verweij
- Moska Hassanzai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3588-8811)
- Dieuwertje Augustijn
- Joanne Michielse
- Douwe. Dekker
Institutions
- Netherlands Forensic Institute (NL)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Police Department (LT)
- GGD Amsterdam (NL)
- Public Health Service of Amsterdam (NL)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ftd.0000000000001430
- Primary Topic
- Methemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00