Point-of-care urine dipstick demonstrated higher sensitivity (90.2%) and specificity (92.6%) than laboratory urinalysis for diagnosing urinary tract infection (UTI) in febrile infants aged 2-6 months.

Urinalysis is one of the most frequently ordered diagnostic tests, critical for identifying conditions like urinary tract infections (UTIs), kidney disease, and diabetes. However, traditional dipstick ...

Urinalysis tests are simple, cost-effective ways to get results for any number of biomarkers, from measuring glucose to determining whether an individual has an infection. However, the tests can ...

May 15, 2012 (Washington, DC) — A commonly used urine dipstick can predict acute kidney injury (AKI), according to findings presented here at the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) 2012 Spring Clinical ...

As the saying goes, "the sooner the better," and such is the case for the detection of kidney and urological diseases. Early detection is key, and may be achieved through the use of a dipstick urine ...

DETROIT – Henry Ford Hospital researchers have found that the presence of excess protein in a common urine test is an effective prognostic marker of acute renal failure in patients with severe sepsis.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Automation has not improved the accuracy of UTI screening tests, researchers found. Choosing not to order urine ...

A urinalysis is a standard test that is used for medical checkups. It provides doctors with a number of health markers that allow them to detect diseases or other conditions. However, this test often ...

Objective: To compare the urine protein–creatinine ratio with urinalysis to predict significant proteinuria (⩾300 mg per day). Study Design: A total of 116 paired spot urine samples and 24-h urine ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When a dipstick test suggests there's blood in the urine, the next step should be to examine a sample of the urine under a microscope to make sure the dipstick result is ...