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.

UTI Test Devices. Older UTI tests, such as the First Response Uriscreen test (Carter–Wallace), detected the presence of catalase produced by bacteria and white blood cells. Newer urine dip-sticks are ...

Urine tests are a staple at the doctor's office, but take time, cost money and can pile up quickly. Good news: Stanford University engineers are working on a low-cost, portable version of the test to ...

The urine dipstick test, a simple, cost-effective test, can go a long way in preventing complications such as organ failure, heart attacks, and premature deaths, particularly among those with ...

To assess the accuracy of urine dipstick analysis for protein, combined with urine specific gravity, in predicting overt proteinuria (urine protein : creatinine [UPC] ratio ≥500 mg/g [≥0.057 g/mmol]) ...