Testing for Blood

Ungraded Practice Question

Which of the following substances cause a false positive result for blood on the urine reagent strip? (Choose ALL of the correct answers)

More than one answer is correct. Please select all correct answers

10 mg of ascorbic acid
Bleach in the collecting bottle
High levels of nitrite
Microbial peroxidase

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