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Evaluation of Urine Dipstick For Leukocyte Esterase Test For Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection

Diyala Journal of Medicine, 2020
Background:General urine examination (GUE) and urine culture are the most requested tests by clinicians for patients with symptoms suggestive  of  urinary tract infections (UTI). However, they are laborious methods.
Shaima'a Rahem Al-Salihy
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Intravenous Lipopolysaccharide Challenge in Healthy Participants Reveals Pharmacodynamic Markers in Blood and Bone Marrow for Early‐Phase Oncology Drug Development

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Demonstrating pharmacological effects in early‐phase oncology clinical trials remains challenging, largely due to the lack of robust pharmacodynamic markers. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is used as an immune challenge agent in healthy participants to study drugs for autoimmune conditions.
Igor Radanović, Ingrid Tomljanović, Wieke H. Grievink, Diana R. Pereira, Michelle Osse, Peter van Balen, Maria J. Juachon, Marieke L. de Kam, Lisa Pagan, Manon A.A. Jansen, Matthijs Moerland, Jacobus J. Bosch   +11 more
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A comparison of urine dipstick test with spot urine protein-creatinine ratio and 24-hour urine protein excretion in women with preeclampsia [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Measurement of protein excretion in a 24-hour urine collection and measurement of protein-creatinine (P/C) ratio in a spot urine sample have been standard investigations for evaluation of protein excretion.
P, Pallavee, S, Nischintha
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Performance of circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) urine-dipsticks for rapid detection of intestinal schistosomiasis in schoolchildren from shoreline communities of Lake Victoria

Parasites & Vectors, 2010
For disease surveillance and mapping within large-scale control programmes, RDTs are becoming popular. For intestinal schistosomiasis, a commercially available urine-dipstick which detects schistosome circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) in host urine is ...
Kariuki HC, Lange CN, Lwambo NJS, Standley CJ, Adriko M, Stothard JR   +5 more
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Dipstick urinalysis profile of an asymptomatic female group in south-east Nigeria

SAGE Open Medicine, 2022
Objectives: Routine dipstick urinalysis is a useful and inexpensive method for the early detection of asymptomatic diseases. Our study was carried out to detect the prevalence of urinary abnormalities among an apparently asymptomatic healthy female group
Ijeoma Cornelia Mmoh, Chukwuanugo Nkemakonam Ogbuagu, Ifeoma Ann Modebe, Ekenechukwu Nkolika Ogbuagu, Chimdindu Michael Ogbuagu, Obiageli Fidelia Emelumadu, Uzoma Chidi Okereke, George Uchenna Eleje, Obinna Ikechukwu Ekwunife   +8 more
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A practical approach to urine dipstick test abnormalities in relation to kidney and urinary tract disorders in children

South African Family Practice, 2012
The routine use of urine dipstick testing in the consulting room of the family physician has fallen into disfavour for several reasons. One of the arguments cited most often is that it is time consuming and not cost beneficial.
G. van Biljon
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Urinary Soluble Collagen Levels Are Associated With Moderate/Severe LUTS

The Prostate, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Expansion of the stromal compartment of the prostate concurrent with fibroblast activation and increased collagenization is now recognized as a pathobiology likely contributing to Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS). However, approaches to quantitatively and, ideally, non‐invasively, assess prostatic collagenization in vivo are not ...
Marissa Sarna‐McCarthy, Claweens Quetant, Quentin D'Arcy, Richard Caesar, Kourosh Zarringhalam, Jill A. Macoska   +5 more
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Urine dipstick for predicting intrapartum recto-vaginal colonisation by group B streptococci [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: In pregnant women, bacteriuria with group B streptococci (GBS) may be associated with a high degree of recto-vaginal GBS colonisation and therefore an increased risk of early-onset GBS disease.
Khalil, Mohammed Rohi, Møller, Jens Kjølseth, Uldbjerg, Niels, Bak Thorsen, Poul   +3 more
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A Comparative Analysis of Point-of-Care Dipstick Testing with Culture for Detection of Urinary Tract Infection

Link Medical Journal of Health and Community Research
Background: Urinary tract infections are among the most frequent bacterial infections encountered in clinical practice and require timely diagnosis to guide appropriate patient management.
Aqsa Ashiq, Hifsa Mobeen, Wajiha Zafar, Tayyaba Ghafoor, Ahmad Salih, Tehreem Fatima, Asma Fatima   +6 more
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Varenicline for cannabis use disorder: A randomized controlled trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Although cannabis use is widespread and prevalence of cannabis use disorder (CUD) is increasing, limited advancements have been made in CUD medication development. The objective of this study was to test the efficacy of varenicline with medical management for reducing cannabis use in treatment‐seeking individuals with CUD ...
Aimee L. McRae‐Clark, Kevin M. Gray, Nathaniel L. Baker, Brian J. Sherman, Bryan Tolliver, Jessica Burt, Alonzo Steplight, Elizabeth Chapman, Amanda Wagner   +8 more
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