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The Level of Urine Dipstick Proteinuria and Its Relation to the Risk of Incident Cholelithiasis [PDF]

Journal of Epidemiology, 2021
Background: Previous studies have suggested the potential association between renal diseases and gallstone. The extent of proteinuria is recognized as a marker for the severity of chronic kidney disease.
Hee Yong Kang, Ju Young Jung, Eunhee Ha
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Sex differences in the evaluation of proteinuria using the urine dipstick test [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
BackgroundThe urine protein dipstick test is widely used, but false-positive and false-negative results may occur. This study aimed to compare the urine protein dipstick test with a urine protein quantification method.MethodsThe data were extracted using
Chiari Kojima, Chiari Kojima, Hiroshi Umemura, Tatsuo Shimosawa, Tomohiro Nakayama   +4 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of a urine dipstick for detecting albuminuria in hypertensive patients [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] [PDF]

F1000Research, 2021
Background: Screening for albuminuria is generally recommended among patients with hypertension. While the urine dipstick is commonly used for screening urine albumin, there is little evidence about its diagnostic accuracy among these patients in ...
Win Techakehakij, Phornwipa Panta
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The role of a urine dipstick in the diagnosis of the acute scrotum [PDF]

BJUI Compass, 2022
Objective To evaluate the role of a urine dipstick in the assessment of acute scrotal pain emergency department presentations. Methods A single institution, prospective case series, from February 2020 to February 2021. All patients who received a bedside
Sophie Tissot, Christopher Perrott, Richard Grills   +2 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 [PDF]

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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Comparison of urine protein–creatinine ratio and urine dipstick test for significant proteinuria in preeclamptic women [PDF]

Therapeutic Advances in Reproductive Health
Background: Assessing for significant proteinuria in pregnancy (SPIP) stands as a key indicator for diagnosing preeclampsia. However, the initial method typically employed for this assessment, the urine dipstick test, often yields inaccurate results ...
Chinedu L. Olisa, Betrand O. Nwosu, George U. Eleje, Charlotte B. Oguejiofor, Innocent I. Mbachu, Chukwudi A. Ogabido, Tobechi K. Njoku, Chidinma C. Okafor, Zebulon C. Okechukwu, Chukwunwendu F. Okeke, Ifeanyi O. Okonkwo, Emmanuel I. Okaforcha, Chukwunonso I. Enechukwu, Chito P. Ilika, Obinna K. Nnabuchi, Ugochukwu H. Osuafor, Harrison C. Ugwuoroko, Emmanuel C. Egwuatu, Martin C. Andeh, Chigozie G. Okafor   +19 more
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Discrepant Urinary Findings Between Dipstick Protein and Sulfosalicylic Acid Test in a Patient With Hyaline Casts: A Case Report. [PDF]

J Clin Lab Anal
In this post‐transplant patient, increased hyaline casts with negative dipstick protein but positive SSA testing occurred during evolving acute kidney injury and resolved with renal recovery. This discordant urinalysis pattern may warrant confirmatory protein testing and correlation with serial renal function in patients at high risk of AKI.
Jia Y, Chu B, Chen F, Zhu X, Hang C, Yu X, Lin J.   +6 more
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An observational diagnostic accuracy study comparing the urine dipstick with a consensus-based reference standard for the diagnosis of urinary tract infections in older adults [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics
Background The urine dipstick is widely used to screen for urinary tract infection (UTI) in daily practice. However, in older adults, especially women, its reliability is limited by the high prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria and leukocyturia ...
Annelies M. Baart, Carmen I. Oosterkamp, Roseanne S. Mc Garrigle, Manu P. Bilsen, Laura Cordes Lourenço, Nora El Moussaoui, Leo G. Visser, Angela Huttner, Jelle J. Goeman, Merel M. C. Lambregts, On behalf of the ESCMID Study Group for Urinary tract Infections (ESGUTI)   +10 more
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Urine dipstick for screening plasma glucose and bilirubin in low resource settings: a proof-of-concept study [PDF]

Advances in Laboratory Medicine / Avances En Medicina De Laboratorio, 2023
Giuseppe Lippi, Brandon Michael Henry, Davide Negrini   +2 more
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Association Between Dipstick Hematuria and Elevated Albuminuria in a Hospital-Based Population with Diverse Chronic Conditions [PDF]

Diagnostics
Background/Objective: Albuminuria is an early marker of kidney damage and cardiovascular risk. However, data on its prevalence and association with urine dipstick parameters in heterogeneous, hospital-based populations remain limited.
Cheewaporn Tanintheerakul, Rungnapa Peerakam, Pharisa Nanthawong, Suwatsin Kittikunnathum, Piyawan Bunpo   +4 more
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