Testing for Blood

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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