BACKGROUND The urine dipstick that detects nitrite and leukocyte esterase, and urine sediment is commonly used to diagnose or exclude urinary tract infections (UTIs) as the source of infection in febrile patients admitted to the emergency department of Dutch hospitals. However, the diagnostic accuracy of the urine dipstick and urine sediment has never been studied in this specific situation. ...

OBJECTIVE In the emergency department, hyperglycemic patients are screened for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) via a urine dipstick. In this prospective study, we compared the test characteristics of point-of-care β-hydroxybutyrate (β-OHB) analysis with the urine dipstick. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Emergency-department patients with blood glucose ≥250 mg/dL had urine dipstick, chemistry panel, ...

BACKGROUND Dipsticks are one of the most commonly used near-patient tests in primary care, but few clinical or dipstick algorithms have been rigorously developed. AIM To confirm whether previously documented clinical and dipstick variables and algorithms predict laboratory diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI). DESIGN OF STUDY Validation study. SETTING Primary care. METHOD A total ...

Rapid kidney function decline (RKFD) predicts cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, but serial assessment of estimated GFR (eGFR) is not cost-effective for the general population. Here, we evaluated the predictive value of albuminuria and three thresholds of dipstick proteinuria to identify RKFD in 2,574 participants in a community-based prospective cohort study with a median of 7 years follo...

Gold nanoparticles and gold nanoshells functionalised with a selection of carbohydrates: glyco-nanoparticles towards lectin detection in dipstick assay.

Carbapenemase producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CP-CRE) are an epidemiologically important emerging public health threat. Early and reliable detection of CP-CRE is for containment these pathogens. The aim this study was to evaluate observe the sensitivity polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-dipstick DNA chromatography (GeneFields CPE) carbapenemase genes (NDM, OXA-48, KPC, IMP) in ...

background: ascitic fluid infection is presumptively diagnosed when the fluid polymorph nuclear (pmn) concentration equals or exceeds 250 cells /mic,l. the leukocyte esterase (le) test has been shown to be a good predictor of the presence of pmns in urine and other body fluids. this study examines of value of multistix 8sg dipstick test for rapid diagnosis of infected ascitic fluid. materials a...

BACKGROUND This study compared the combination of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) vs. eGFR and urine protein reagent strip testing to determine chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalence, and each method's ability to predict the risk for cardiovascular events in the general Japanese population. METHODS Baseline data including eGFR, UACR, a...

BACKGROUND Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are common in primary care resulting in substantial costs. Since antimicrobial resistance against antibiotics for UTIs is rising, accurate diagnosis is needed in settings with low rates of multidrug-resistant bacteria. OBJECTIVE To compare the cost-effectiveness of different strategies to diagnose UTIs in women who contacted their gener...

OBJECTIVE Comparison of rapid tests and screening strategies for detecting urinary tract infection (UTI) in infants. METHODS Cross-sectional study conducted in an urban tertiary care children's hospital emergency department and clinical laboratories of 3873 infants <2 years of age who had a urine culture obtained in the emergency department by urethral catheterization; results of urine dipsti...