Results 41 to 50 of about 22,483 (263)

Does Proteinuria Measured by Dipstick Method Reflect Reality in Patients with Preeclampsia?

Genel Tıp Dergisi
Aim: The aim of our study is to compare the proteinuria levels measured by dipstick in complete urine analysis at admission with the proteinuria levels measured in 24-hour collected urine for patients hospitalized with a ...
Cenk Soysal, Mehmet Murat Işıkalan
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

False positive results for leucocytes in urine dipstick test with common antibiotics [PDF]

BMJ, 1996
We found positive results for leucocyte esterase in the dipstick test in two patients with acute leukaemia who had had documented aplasia for several days. They were treated with imipenem for fever of unknown origin and had no symptoms of urinary tract infection; the sediment and culture were negative.
J H, Beer, A, Vogt, K, Neftel, P, Cottagnoud   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Overprescribing antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria in older adults: a case series review of admissions in two UK hospitals

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019
Background Overdiagnosis and overtreatment of urinary tract infection (UTI) with antibiotics is a concern. In older adults, diagnosis of UTI using near-patient urine tests (reagent strip tests, dipsticks) is advised against because the age-related ...
Emily Rousham, Michael Cooper, Emily Petherick, Paula Saukko, Beryl Oppenheim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

How does study quality affect the results of a diagnostic meta-analysis? [PDF]

, 2005
Background: The use of systematic literature review to inform evidence based practice in diagnostics is rapidly expanding. Although the primary diagnostic literature is extensive, studies are often of low methodological quality or poorly reported.
A Biggi, A Fretzayas, A Gervaix, A Haberlik, A Hitzel, A Hitzel, A Hoberman, A Hoberman, A Hoberman, A Piepsz, AG Weinberg, AL Valentini, AM Rickwood, AM Rodriguez Caballero, AR Bergius, AS Aronson, AS Detsky, B Bagni, B Boudailliez, B Bulloch, B Jakobsson, B Lejeune, B Mucci, B Schersten, BA Jantausch, BP Barry, BS Elison, C De Sadeleer, C Godard, C Radmayr, C Villanustre Ordonez, CE Armengol, CE Armengol, CE Johnson, CE Johnson, CM Kunin, CV Pryles, D Baronciani, D Benador, D Landau, D Landau, D Lindsell, D Moher, D Morin, D Siamplis, D Vickers, DA Revicki, DC Hanbury, DG Altman, DL Sackett, DS Lin, DS Lin, E Cid, E Stokland, E Stokland, E Stokland, E Stokland, EC Vamvakas, ED Evans, ES Traisman, F Castello Girona, F Guermazi, FE Pickworth, FJ Marsik, FY Anad, G Alzen, G Bower, G Capa Kaya, G Krzemien, G La Cava, G Piaggio, G Rich, G Schreiter, G Vangone, GA McLorie, GJ Lonergan, GN Sfakianakis, GR Barnett, GR Lockhart, GS Liptak, GW LeQuesne, H Braude, H Saxena, H Tahirovic, HA Cohen, HC Scherz, HJ Mentzel, I Gordon, IG Verber, IJ Ramage, J Benito Fernandez, J Benito Fernandez, J Labbe, J Matthai, J Misselwitz, J Parmington, J Pylkkanen, J Pylkkanen, J Rodriguez Cervilla, J Todd, J Wiggelinkhuizen, JA Knottnerus, JA Lohr, JC Leonidas, JD Baum, JD Hardy, JF Redman, JG Lijmer, JG Mongeau, JJ Deeks, JL Fleiss, JM Littlewood, JM Smellie, JN Dacher, Jos Kleijnen, JR MacKenzie, K Everaert, K Mage, K Schneider, KN Shaw, KN Shaw, KOR Flegel, L Irwig, L Kohler, L Von Rohden, LE Moses, LS Palmer, M Demi, M el Hajjar, M Farrell, M Giraldez, M Hellstrom, M Hiraoka, M Ilyas, M Marret, M Nakamura, M Rehling, M Salih, M Uhl, M Verboven, MA Rossleigh, MA Santos, Marie E Westwood, MC Reid, MD Muro, MH Gorelick, MN Woodward, MP Andrich, MP Lavocat, MR Ditchfield, MV Merrick, N Buyan, N Dominguez Navarrete, N Sharief, OJ Muensterer, P Juni, P Juni, P Whitear, P Whiting, P Whiting, P Whiting, PC Boreland, PD Holland, Penny F Whiting, PJ Hedman, PM Bossuyt, PM Cavanagh, PMM Bossuyt, PS Dayan, PS Dayan, R Bachur, R Drachman, R Kenda, R Lagos Zuccone, R Manson, R Oostenbrink, R Wujanto, RB Kenda, RD Craver, RD Wammanda, RE Morton, RH Farnsworth, RL McEwing, RM Kessler, RS Fennell, S Arslan, S Bykov, S Dosa, S Feasey, S Hellerstein, S Jequier, S Jequier, S Li Volti, S Mahant, S Montplaisir, S Struthers, SB Sheps, SEM Clarke, SM Tan, T Ahmad, T Berrocal, T Berrocal Frutos, T Dura Trave, U Alon, V Benigno, V Smolkin, V Sreenarasimhaiah, VN Purwar, WH Foresman, Y Waisman, YL Chan, ZE Bircan   +211 more
core   +3 more sources

Urine analysis with dipstick test in asymptomatic 7-year-old children

Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2020
The incidence of renal failure in children is increasing worldwide, and most renal diseases do not show clinical symptoms for the patient. Moreover, given the importance of screening for patient identification and prevention planning that result from screening, the present study was performed.This cross-sectional study was performed on 292 children ...
Farahnaz Kamyab, Mahboobe Gholami, Fatemeh Shaghaghi, Mohammad Bidkhori, Zahra Kamali   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Oral rifampicin interferes with urine dipstick tests for patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2023
Rifampicin (RMP) and its major metabolite, desacetyl rifampicin (dRMP), can interfere with urine dipstick tests (UDTs) in patients with tuberculosis (TB) who receive oral RMP. This study sought to examine the effects of RMP and dRMP on UDTs using 2 different urine dipsticks (i.e., Arkray's Aution Sticks 10EA and GIMA's Combi-Screen 11SYS Plus sticks ...
Wang, Fei, Zhao, Lihui, Du, Wei, Hu, Yan, Ren, Yi   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Evaluation of methods for rapid microalbuminuria screening in kidney diseased patients [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2012
Introduction. One of the criteria for chronic kidney disease detection is determination of microalbuminuria. Objective. This analysis was performed to evaluate accuracy of three useful methods for microalbuminuria detection in 24h urine collection and
Dajak Marijana, Bontić Ana, Ignjatović Svetlana, Pavlović Jelena, Majkić-Singh Nada, Ležaić Višnja   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

From the manager's point of view: work intensification, posthuman ethnography, and healthcare in England Du point de vue des managers : intensification du travail, ethnographie post‐humaine et soins de santé en Angleterre

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Drawing on fieldwork conducted in a hospital in Greater Manchester, England in 2016–17, we describe how a set of national health priorities were translated into work for hospital managers and clinicians during a period of significant organizational pressure.
Adam Brisley, Simon Bailey, Thomas Blakeman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diaper-embedded urine test device for the screening of urinary tract infections in children: a cohort study

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 ...
Niko Paalanne, Lotta Wikstedt, Tytti Pokka, Jarmo Salo, Matti Uhari, Marjo Renko, Terhi Tapiainen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source