Intoxication with ethylene glycol and falsely increased plasma lactate concentration

Abstract

Products of ethylene glycol oxidation (glycol and glyoxylic acods) are the cause of falsely increasedconcentration of lactate when measured by a lactate enzymatic elecrode with lactate oxidase and amperomrtric detection.

Keywords

• ethylene glycol
• glyoxylate
• lactaet
• interference