Comparative study of the sensitivity and specificity of the zinc and acid phosphatase spot tests for the detection of seminal stains
- 1 August 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in International journal of legal medicine
- Vol. 103 (8) , 581-586
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01261422
Abstract
The sensitivity and specificity of a zinc spot test for the detection of semen were compared with those of an acid phosphatase detection method. As screening techniques both tests were found to be very sensitive, but the zinc test was more specific and was more reliable in older and especially in deteriorated specimens. It is concluded that the zinc spot test deserves at least the same place as the acid phosphatase test in the primary investigation of suspected semen stains and might well be the test of choice in older and poorly preserved stains. Sensitivität und Spezifität eines Fleckentests zum Sper-manachweis auf der Basis der Zinkkonzentration im Samen wurden mit den genannten Gütekriterien der sauren Phosphatasetechnik verglichen. Beide Tests waren als Suchtests geeignet, aber der Zinktest erwies sich als spezifi-scher und zuverlässiger für ältere und denaturierte Proben. Demnach kommt dem Zinktest als Sperma-Suchtest zumindest derselbe Stellenwert zu, wie der Phosphatase-Methode. Bei alten und schlecht erhaltenen Spuren sollte dem Zinktest der Vorzug gegeben werden.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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