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Hepatocellular carcinoma: Review of disease and tumor biomarkers. [PDF]

, 2016
© The Author(s) 2016.Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignancy and now the second commonest global cause of cancer death. HCC tumorigenesis is relatively silent and patients experience late symptomatic presentation. As the option for curative
Cox, IJ, Crossey, MM, Fye, HK, Gomez-Romero, M, Holmes, E, Kim, JU, Njie, R, Shariff, MI, Taylor-Robinson, SD   +8 more
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Evaluation of dipstick analysis among elderly residents to detect bacteriuria: a cross-sectional study in 32 nursing homes

BMC Geriatrics, 2009
Background Few studies have evaluated dipstick urinalysis for elderly and practically none present confidence intervals. Furthermore, most previous studies combine all bacteria species in a "positive culture".
Sundvall Pär-Daniel, Gunnarsson Ronny K
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Aetiology, Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Predictors of\ud Urinary Tract Infection among Febrile Under-Fives at\ud Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania [PDF]

, 2013
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common cause of fever in children and contributes to morbidity and mortality. This study aimed at determining prevalence, aetiology and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of the isolates at Muhimbili National Hospital
Fataki, Maulidi, Francis, Joel M., Fredrick, Francis, Maselle, Samuel Y.   +3 more
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Evaluation of a novel in-vitro diagnostic device for the detection of urinary tract infections in diaper-wearing children

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2012
QUESTIONS: Is the novel in-vitro diagnostic device U-Test® reliable and secure for urine collection in diaper-wearing children and simultaneous evaluation of the urine collected for the presence of leucocytes and nitrite?
Jean-Daniel Krähenbühl, Chantal Beaulieu, Mario Gehri   +2 more
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Performance Evaluation and Multicenter Consistency Study of Smartphone-based Hipee S2 Point-of-care Testing Urine Dipstick Analyser: Evaluation Study (Preprint)

, 2021
Qiang Zhang, Guoqing Wang, Xiaolong Zong, Jinghua Sun   +3 more
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Clinical utility of urine specific gravity, electrical conductivity, and color as on‐farm methods for evaluating urine concentration in dairy cattle

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2019
Background Urine concentration (UC) provides clinically useful information concerning hydration status and renal function of animals. Objectives To characterize the clinical performance of urine specific gravity measured by optical refractometry (USG‐R ...
Ameer A. Megahed, Walter Grünberg, Peter D. Constable   +2 more
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Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of the urine dipstick test for the detection of urinary tract infections in patients treated in Kenyan hospitals. [PDF]

Access Microbiol, 2023
Maina J, Mwaniki J, Mwiti F, Kiiru S, Katana J, Wanja F, Mukaya J, Khasabuli O, Asiimwe B, Gillespie S, Stelling J, Mshana S, Holden M, Sabiiti W, Kiiru J, HATUA consortium.   +15 more
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Trace Urine Albumin and Mortality: Kangbuk Samsung Health Study

Kidney & Blood Pressure Research, 2018
Background/Aims: The importance of a trace albumin on the urine dipstick test is not well known and is frequently disregarded in clinical practice. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of trace albuminuria in predicting all-cause mortality in
Eun Na Han, Kyu Beck Lee, Hyang Kim, Young Youl Hyun   +3 more
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Dipstick proteinuria is an independent predictor of high on treatment platelet reactivity in patients on clopidogrel, but not aspirin, admitted for major adverse cardiovascular events. [PDF]

, 2014
The effectiveness of aspirin and clopidogrel in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) suffering from acute cardiovascular events is unclear. High on treatment platelet reactivity (HTPR) has been associated with worse outcomes.
Davila, Carlos D, Dimou, Anastasios, Figueredo, M.D., Vincent M, Huang, Kuan-Hsiang Gary, Monaco, Thomas, Rangaswami, Janani, Vargas, Fernando   +6 more
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Urine examination by urine test strips, case studies in laboratory medicine

Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2003
Urinalysis can reveal diseases that have gone unnoticed because they do not produce striking signs or symptoms. The most cost-effective device used to screen urine is a paper or plastic dipstick with microchemical test pad.
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