Urine dipstick test

A test using a small, chemically treated strip that is dipped into a urine sample; when testing for protein, an area on the strip changes color depending on the amount of protein (if any) in the urine.

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These patients were 63-81 years of age and had negative results for leukocyte esterase and nitrate by a urine dipstick test (Roche Diagnostics Ltd.

Actinobaculum schaalii, a common uropathogen in elderly patients, Denmark

Blood and urine tests include: blood glucose, hemoglobin, albumin/creatinine ratio, serum creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate, urine dipstick test for microalbumin, and urine dipstick test for hematuria.

New criteria detect 10 times more early kidney disease

Red/pink: A urine dipstick test from your doctor will show whether this is due to blood in your urine.

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Food and Drug Administration that its new ImmunoDip(R) microalbumin urine dipstick test has received waived status under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 (CLIA).

MICROALBUMIN URINE DIPSTICK GETS CLIA WAIVER FROM FDA

There is no need to confirm a positive urine dipstick test for proteinuria with a quantitative proteinuria measurement.

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HealthWire)--July 24, 1995--MICRAL(TM), the only office-based urine dipstick test to detect low-level kidney impairment, will be co-marketed by Boehringer Mannheim Pharmaceuticals Corporation (BMPC) and Boehringer Mannheim Corporation -- Diabetes Care Division (BMC-DC) starting immediately.

TWO LEADING HEALTH CARE COMPANIES TO CO-MARKET KIDNEY DIAGNOSTIC

If a urine dipstick is positive for blood, this needs to be confirmed by urine microscopy, as a urine dipstick test cannot distinguish blood from haemoglobinuria or myoglobinuria.

Diagnostic approach to chronic kidney disease

Urine dipstick test reveals haernaturia and 1 - 3+ proteinuria.

Common acquired kidney diseases in children: examination of the urine is probably the most important investigation when acquired renal disease is suspected in children

The diagnosis of CKD is often accompanied by (i) microalbuminuria (earliest abnormality) or (ii) proteinuria on the urine dipstick test, even before any significant reduction in kidney function can be detected.

Clinical aspects of chronic kidney disease

Also in this study, an LE urine dipstick test (Chemstrip 2LN, Roche Diagnostics, Indianapolis, IN) was performed.

Rapid diagnostic testing in microbiology. (Clinical Issues)

All urine samples from the paediatric and malnutrition wards were collected in sterile containers and analysed within the hour using a commercial urine dipstick test (Combur 8 Test, Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Mannheim, Germany).

Extremely high prevalence of multi-resistance among uropathogens from hospitalised children in Beira, Mozambique

A positive urine dipstick test for proteinuria should be confirmed with quantitative proteinuria measurement (measured as urine:protein:creatinine ratio (g/mmol) on a spot urine sample).