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A Comparative Study of Urine Dipstick Testing with Urine Culture in Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection (0–5 Years): A Cross-sectional Observational Study [PDF]

Pediatric Infectious Disease
Introduction: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are prevalent in young children, and while urine culture is the gold standard for diagnosis, its slow turnaround time can delay treatment.
Sanjeevithaa Muthusamy, Prasanna Narayanan Raju, Sowmya Vijayakumar, Shahana Parvin Sheik, Pradheep Subramanian Raju, Raju Subramanian   +5 more
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Measuring Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Levels: Applications, Limitations, and Future Directions

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction There are important challenges with the measurement and interpretation of direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) anticoagulant effect including a lack of therapeutic ranges, inaccuracy of routinely available coagulation assays, lack of established thresholds for clinically significant effect, and uncertainty about how to apply the ...
Siraj Mithoowani, Chee Wee Tan, Deborah M. Siegal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The clinical utility of routine urinalysis in pregnancy: A prospective study [PDF]

, 2002
Objectives: To determine whether routine urinalysis in the antenatal period facilitates diagnosis of pre-eclampsia. Can routine urinalysis during pregnancy be discontinue in women with normal results of dipstick urinalysis and microscopy at the first ...
Brown, MA, Curtis, J, Davis, GK, Homer, CSE, Mangos, G, Murray, N   +5 more
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Association between mean platelet volume and kidney events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Journal of Diabetes Investigation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Mean platelet volume (MPV), which reflects platelet size and activity, is known to be elevated in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Although increased MPV has been linked to poor glycemic control and diabetic vascular complications, evidence regarding its association with hard kidney outcomes remains limited.
Syuhei Watanabe, Kenichi Tanaka, Hiroshi Kimura, Hirotaka Saito, Michio Shimabukuro, Koichi Asahi, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Junichiro James Kazama   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urinary abnormalities in asymptomatic secondary school children in Calabar, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, 2023
Introduction: Many patients with kidney disease are asymptomatic but may have abnormalities in urine. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of urinary abnormalities (UA) in asymptomatic secondary school children in Calabar, Nigeria and ...
Uzomba CI , Nsa EI , Eyong ME, Ezeh NI , Etuk IS, Uzomba AE   +5 more
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How sensitive are dipstick urinalysis and microscopy in making diagnosis of urinary tract infection in children?

International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2019
Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common reason for referral to the emergency department (ED) especially in unwell infants. Upper UTIs are particularly at risk of significant complications later in life.
Kene Ebuka Maduemem, Yurelis Diaz Rodriguez, Brian Fraser   +2 more
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CRISPR‐Enhanced RAA‐SHERLOCK Assay for Point‐of‐Care Detection of Cyprinid Herpesvirus‐3: Development, Validation and Clinical Application

Journal of Fish Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Koi herpesvirus disease (KHVD), caused by Cyprinid herpesvirus‐3 (CyHV‐3), poses a significant threat to global aquaculture due to its high mortality rates and economic impact. Current diagnostic methods, such as PCR, are limited by equipment dependency and procedural complexity, hindering point‐of‐care (POC) applications.
Hatem Soliman, Naveed Akram, Mona Saleh
wiley   +1 more source

Does Proteinuria Measured by Dipstick Method Reflect Reality in Patients with Preeclampsia?

Genel Tıp Dergisi
Aim: The aim of our study is to compare the proteinuria levels measured by dipstick in complete urine analysis at admission with the proteinuria levels measured in 24-hour collected urine for patients hospitalized with a ...
Cenk Soysal, Mehmet Murat Işıkalan
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Diagnostic performance of urine dipstick test for urinary tract infection screening in individuals with spinal cord injury

Journal of the Scientific Society, 2016
Objectives: To determine the diagnostic performance of urine dipstick test for urinary tract infection (UTI) screening in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. Study Design: A cross-sectional diagnostic study.
Patpiya Sirasaporn
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Accuracy of dipstick urinalysis as a screening method for detection of glucose, protein, nitrites and blood [PDF]

, 2009
This study determined the reliability of dipstick urinalysis for detection of protein, glucose, blood and nitrites in non-random urine samples from 300 people aged > 50 years attending a health centre for check-up.
Zamanzad, Behnam.
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