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Accurate & Precise – The portable
PTS Detect system provides
results with similar sensitivity and
speci city ranges as laboratory
instruments.
Patient Friendly – Fingerstick
test is perceived as less invasive
than other traditional tobacco-use
detection tests
Rapid Results – Portable device
measures exact cotinine results
in minutes providing opportunity
for immediate smoking cessation
consultation
Cost Savings – No phlebotomist,
less con rmation tests, no shipping
of specimens to lab
Easy to Use – Minimum training
required, simple blood collection
and testing process
Results Indicate All Tobacco
Use – PTS Detect cotinine systems
measure levels from products that
contain nicotine such as cigarettes,
vapor cigarettes, cigars and
chewing tobacco
Perfect for the Workplace –
Fingerstick collection can be done
in conjunction with other onsite
screenings
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PTS Detect™ cotinine system
(20-count test kit)
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A., Measuring nicotine intake in a population surveys:
Comparability of saliva cotinine and plasma cotinine
estimates. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2003, 5 (3),
349-355.
2) Agaku, I. T.; Vardavas, C.I.; Connolly, G.N., Cigarette rod
length and its impact on serum cotinine and urinary total
NNAL levels, NHANES 2007-2010. Nicotine & Tobacco
Research 2014, 16 (1), 100-107.
3) Mendelsohn, Mortimer L., Mohr, Lawrence C., and Peeters,
John P.. Biomarkers: Medical and Workplace Applications.
Washington, DC, USA: Joseph Henry Press, 1998. ProQuest
ebrary. Web. 12 August 2015.
4) Additional data on  le.
PTS Detect Cotinine Result / Daily Cigarette Use
PTS Detect™ cotinine system:
1,2,3
Non-Tobacco
User
Possible Passive
Exposure
ng/mL
ng/mL
Light Tobacco User
(1-9 cigarettes /day)
Heavy Tobacco User
(More than 10 cigarettes a day)
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Cotinine
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Cotinine