Salivary leukocyte esterase activity by SillHa is a risk indicator of periodontal disease [PDF]
BMC Oral Health, 2023 Background There is increasing evidence that diagnostic salivary tests measuring inflammatory biomarkers are being developed to assess inflammatory status for early detection, prevention, and progression of periodontal disease.
Kyoko Ishii +8 more
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Quantitative determination of leukocyte esterase with a paper-based device. [PDF]
RSC Adv, 2020 A novel chemiresistive method for quantitative determination of leukocyte esterase.
Ho ML +9 more
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Leukocyte esterase and alpha-defensin in periprosthetic joint infection: predictive quality and correlation in a prospective study. [PDF]
Int Orthop, 2023 Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a rare but serious complication of total joint arthroplasty (TJA). An accurate diagnosis of PJI preoperatively does not exist. Alpha-defensin (AD) is a proven and common indicator.
Grünwald L +5 more
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Diagnostic Accuracy for Periprosthetic Joint Infection Does Not Improve by a Combined Use of Glucose and Leukocyte Esterase Strip Reading as Diagnostic Parameters. [PDF]
J Clin Med, 2022 The diagnosis of periprosthetic infections (PJI) can be challenging in clinical practice because the clinical presentations of aseptic loosening and low-grade infections are similar.
Haertlé M +5 more
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Evaluation of the BioFire® FilmArray® Pneumonia Panel with Conventional Bacterial Culture in Conjunction with Leukocyte Esterase Test [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2023 We evaluated the performance of the BioFire® FilmArray® Pneumonia panel (PN-panel) in detecting bacterial pathogens by comparing it to cultures and to the usefulness of the leukocyte esterase (LE) urine strip test.
In Young Yoo +6 more
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Relationship between Urine Protein‐To‐Creatinine Ratio and Leukocyte Esterase in Canine Urine Samples [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and ScienceBackground The urine dipstick strip test is used for detecting urinary leukocytes and protein; however, factors like specific gravity, pH and infection may affect accuracy.
Chen‐Yin Liao +2 more
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Leukocyte Esterase Strip Quantitative Detection Based on RGB Photometry is a Probable Method to Diagnose Periprosthetic Joint Infection: An Exploratory Study. [PDF]
Orthop Surg, 2023 Leucocyte esterase (LE) strip test is the most rapid, convenient, and cheap method to diagnose chronic periprosthesis joint infection (PJI). However, the determination of LE strip mainly relies on colorimetric method with strong subjectivity, which leads
Zheng QY +9 more
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Leukocyte Esterase and Glucose Reagent Test Can Rule in and Rule out Septic Arthritis. [PDF]
In Vivo, 2021 Background/Aim: Septic arthritis (SA) requires rapid diagnosis and therapy to avoid joint damage. This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of leukocyte esterase (LE) and glucose (GLC) strip tests for diagnosing SA.
Kolbeck L +6 more
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Urine Dipstick Leukocyte Esterase in the Rapid Diagnosis of Septic Arthritis. [PDF]
Arch Bone Jt Surg, 2022 This study aimed to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the leukocyte esterase (LE) band in two groups of patients receiving and not receiving antibiotics and compare the results.This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted on 105 joints with clinical suspicion of infectious arthritis (based on Kocher criteria) admitted in Shohada ...
Aslani H, Pasha Zanoosi MR, Navali AM.
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Determination of diagnostic value (validity) leukocyte esterase (urine dipstick strip) in differentiating inflammatory arthritis from bacterial arthritis [PDF]
Advances in Rheumatology, 2020 Background The current diagnostic cornerstone for septic arthritis contains gram stains, bacterial culture, and cell count with a differential of aspirated synovial fluid.
Mehrnoush Hassas Yeganeh +7 more
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