OBJECTIVE To test the performance and acceptability of an early warning sensor to predict encrustation and blockage of long-term indwelling urinary catheters. PATIENTS AND METHODS In all, 17 long-term indwelling catheter users, 15 'blockers' and two 'non-blockers' (controls) were recruited; 11 participants were followed prospectively until catheter change, three withdrew early and three did n...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Microalbuminuria is a marker for early kidney disease and cardiovascular risk. The purposes of this study were to determine the prevalence of microalbuminuria in an HIV-infected clinic population, to test the predictive value of a single urine albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) to identify persistent microalbuminuria and to examine covariates of microalbuminuria. METHODS We conduc...

BACKGROUND Nationally representative surveys of chlamydia and gonorrhea are an important measure of disease burden and progress of screening programs. OBJECTIVE To measure chlamydia and gonorrhea prevalence in the United States. DESIGN Analysis of sexual history information and urine specimens collected in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 1999-2002. SETTING U...

conclusions vancomycin nephrotoxicity is common but usually reversible and has readily manageable adverse effect. urine kim-1 was not more accurate than serum or urine creatinine in detecting vancomycin nephrotoxicity in our study population. results thirteen out of the 52 recruited patients (25%) developed nephrotoxicity, with a mean ± standard deviation onset of 11.46 ± 7.56 days. furosemide ...

leptospirosis is a zoonosis of worldwide distribution, caused by leptospira interrogans and is considered as an emerging global public health problem. transmission usually results from direct or indirect exposure to the urine or other body fluids of leptospiruric animals which may become a source of infection for human or other animals. having a humid climate with plenty of annual rainfall, gui...

dairy farmers have been longing for simple and economical methods of early pregnancy diagnosis. urine based biochemical and mineral assays could be one of those methods, owing to the ease of sample collection and relatively simple and economical assays involved. however, basic information on changes in urinary composition during early pregnancy in cattle is lacking. this study was designed to e...

background and objective: this study was undertaken to assess the ability of standard urinalysis (ua) and hemocytometer white blood cell (wbc) counts for the diagnosis of urinary tract infection (uti) in patients with urinary symptoms. materials and methods: a total of 600 patients with symptoms of urinary tract infection were enrolled in this prospective study. standard ua, hemocytometer wbc c...

Most epidemiologic studies of urine leakage in the United States report on women and White populations. In this study, the authors determined the prevalence of urine leakage across genders and racial/ethnic groups in a population-based sample of 5,506 adults aged 30-79 years and identified factors related to leakage within genders and racial/ethnic groups. The prevalence of weekly urine leakage...