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Table 4 Comparing urine and blood LC-MS/MS positivity rate (N = 74)

From: The prevalence of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry confirmed paediatric poisoning at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

LC-MS/MS Result

Frequency (%)

No detected substance in urine and blood

27 (36%)

Same substance detected in urine and blood

21 (28%)

Different substance detected in urine and blood

4 (5%)

Substance detected in urine and blood, but more substances found in urine

7 (9%)

Substance detected in urine and blood, but more substances found in blood

3 (4%)

Substance detected in urine but not in blood

11 (15%)

Substance detected in blood but not in urine

1 (1%)

Total

74 (100%)

  1. LC-MS/MS Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry