Hair ethyl glucuronide levels accurately estimated chronic excessive alcohol use in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis, according to recently published data. “The exclusion of chronic excessive ...

Ethyl glucuronide (EtG) tests are a common way to test for recent alcohol consumption. The following chart shows how urine alcohol levels show up in EtG tests.

Hair ethyl glucuronide can be reliably used to detect moderate levels of alcohol consumption in the previous 28 days in patients with liver disease, show study results. Skip to content.

In "The proof is in the plumage: a method for detecting dietary ethanol exposure in birds by testing for ethyl glucuronide in feathers," authors Cynthia Y. Wang-Claypool, Ammon Corl, Joseph Jones ...

BOSTON — Hair ethyl glucuronide was accurate in detecting excessive alcohol use up to 3 months in patients with cirrhosis, suggesting it may be a useful biomarker, according to data presented by ...