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Urinalysis in Great Dane Puppies from Birth to 28 Days of Age

Animals, 2020
Urinalysis, a common test in infants, could represent a suitable non-invasive clinical tool in puppies. In dog neonates, urine is easily collected by stimulating the somato-vesccal reflex.
Monica Melandri, Maria Cristina Veronesi, Salvatore Alonge   +2 more
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Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) in Peritoneal Dialytic Effluent: Preliminary Results on the Comparison between Two Different Methods in Patients with and without Peritonitis

Applied Sciences, 2022
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a lipocalin involved in the immune response and is significantly high in the peritoneal dialytic effluent (PDE) of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients with inflammation of the peritoneum membrane ...
Grazia Maria Virzì, Sabrina Milan Manani, Matteo Marcello, Elisa Costa, Davide Marturano, Ilaria Tantillo, Silvia Lerco, Valentina Corradi, Massimo De Cal, Francesca K. Martino, Anna Giuliani, Mariarosa Carta, Davide Giavarina, Claudio Ronco, Monica Zanella   +14 more
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Lateral Flow Immunoassays for SARS-CoV-2

Diagnostics, 2022
The continued circulation of SARS-CoV-2 virus in different parts of the world opens up the possibility for more virulent variants to evolve even as the coronavirus disease 2019 transitions from pandemic to endemic.
Geik Yong Ang, Kok Gan Chan, Chan Yean Yean, Choo Yee Yu   +3 more
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Asymptomatic dipstick haematuria [PDF]

Trends in Urology, Gynaecology & Sexual Health, 2008
AbstractAlthough routine urinalysis for haematuria is not recommended, patients may have a dipstick test for other reasons. The authors provide guidance to help GPs in the management of these incidental findings, as, once found, dipstick haematuria is difficult to ignore. Copyright © 2008 Wiley Interface Ltd.
Raj Persad, Jonathan L. Rees, Biral Patel   +2 more
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A Salivary Urea Nitrogen Dipstick to Detect Obstetric-Related Acute Kidney Disease in Malawi

Kidney International Reports, 2018
Obstetric-related acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with adverse outcomes for mother and fetus, particularly in low-income countries. However, laboratory-independent tools to facilitate diagnosis are lacking.
Rhys D.R. Evans, William Cooke, Ulla Hemmila, Viviane Calice-Silva, Jochen Raimann, Alison Craik, Chimwemwe Mandula, Priscilla Mvula, Ausbert Msusa, Gavin Dreyer, Nathan W. Levin, Roberto Pecoits-Filho   +11 more
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Can urine dipstick test be an alternative to detect urinary tract infection in limited resource setting? – A validity study from Bangalore, India

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Background: Diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) can be challenging as symptoms are nonspecific. The gold standard for the diagnosis of urine culture is not easily available in resource constrained settings.
Abilash J Bhansali, Leeberk R Inbaraj, Carolin E George, Gift Norman   +3 more
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Urine dipstick for screening plasma glucose and bilirubin in low resource settings: a proof-of-concept study

Advances in Laboratory Medicine, 2023
The purpose of this proof-of-concept study was to investigate whether a commercially available urine dipstick may provide potentially useful information for screening plasma glucose and bilirubin in human plasma samples.
Pighi Laura, Negrini Davide, Henry Brandon M., Salvagno Gian Luca, Lippi Giuseppe   +4 more
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Performance of OptiMAL® in the diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum infections in a malaria referral center in Colombia

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2002
Alternative, non-microscopic methods for the diagnosis of malaria have recently become available. Among these, rapid dipstick methods stand out. One such test, OptiMAL®, is based on the immunochromatographic detection of Plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase (
Beatriz E Ferro, Iveth J González, Fanny de Carvajal, Gloria I Palma, Nancy G Saravia   +4 more
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Malaria dipsticks beneficial for IMCI in Cambodia [PDF]

Tropical Medicine & International Health, 2003
SummaryObjectives The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) approach and new clinical treatment guidelines to control malaria among children less than 5 years old were introduced recently in Cambodia. This study was conducted to finalize the malaria part of the national IMCI fever chart.Methods A total of 323 sick children 2–59 months old ...
S Pièche, M M Rimón, A E Permin, S Ly, S Kheng, V Thach, S Hoyer   +6 more
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The reliability and validity of using the urine dipstick test by patient self-assessment for urinary tract infection screening in spinal cord injury patients

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2017
Aims: The aim of this is to evaluate the reliability of the urine dipstick test by patients' self-assessment for urinary tract infection (UTI) screening and to determine the validity of urine dipstick test.
Krit Duanngai, Patpiya Sirasaporn, Siriwan Surapaitoon Ngaosinchai   +2 more
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