Urine dipstick as a screening test for urinary tract infection
Annals of Tropical Paediatrics, 2008 Febrile illnesses are common among children in Ghana and are often diagnosed as malaria, thus overlooking urinary tract infection (UTI) as a possible cause of fever.To determine the prevalence of UTI among febrile children
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Performance of the dipstick screening test as a predictor of negative urine culture [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo), 2017 Objective To investigate whether the urine dipstick screening test can be used to predict urine culture results. Methods A retrospective study conducted between January and December 2014 based on data from 8,587 patients with a medical order for urine
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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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Evaluation of a urine dipstick test for confirmation or exclusion of proteinuria in dogs
American Journal of Veterinary Research, 2010 Abstract Objective—To evaluate a urine dipstick test as a possible replacement for urine protein-tocreatinine (UPC) ratio for identifying proteinuria in dogs. Sample Population—507 urine samples from adult dogs. Procedures—Urine dipstick, UPC ratio, specific gravity (USG), and sediment testing were performed on 507 samples.
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COMPARISON OF URINE CULTURE AND URINE DIPSTICK ANALYSIS IN DIAGNOSIS OF URINARY TRACT INFECTION [PDF]
Acta Medica Iranica, 2007 Urine dipstick is a useful and commonly used test because of its rapidity and low cost; however its diagnostic accuracy is debatable. This research were carried out To determine sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive values of ...
P. Ayazi M. M. Daneshi
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A practical approach to urine dipstick test abnormalities in relation to kidney and urinary tract disorders in children [PDF]
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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How accurate is the urine dipstick test for diagnosing urinary tract infection?
The European Research Journal, 2019 Objectives: Urine dipstick is the first step laboratory test to diagnose a urinary tract infection (UTI) which is a common infectious disease diagnosed in the laboratories. Early treatment of UTI is very important in order to prevent long-term complications.
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Diaper-embedded urine test device for the screening of urinary tract infections in children: a cohort study [PDF]
BMC Pediatrics, 2020 Background There is a need for an easy and sensitive method for screening of urinary tract infections in young children. We set out to test whether a novel diaper-embedded urine test device is feasible and reliable in screening for urinary tract ...
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Evaluation of the Urine Dipstick Analysis for Detection of Bacteriuria
Siriraj Medical Journal, 2020 This retrospective study was performed to evaluate the urine dipstick (leukocyte esterase and nitrite test) for detection of bacteriuria and pyuria. Of the 1,000 specimens, 296 (29.6%) had positive culture results. The dipstick (either leukocyte esterase
Nilrat Wannasilp +3 more
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Screening for Asymptomatic Urine Abnormalities among Primary School Children in Qallin City of Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate,Egypt [PDF]
The Egyptian Family Medicine Journal, 2019 : Background: Chronic kidney disease is cause of death and disability. Urine dipstick is a simple, non-invasive cost effective method with high ability to detect urine abnormalities in earlier stages for proper management and prevention. Objectives: 1-To
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