To survey the rate and value of urinary protein in some coastal communes of Thua Thien Hue
- Author:
Vo -- Tam
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
urinary protein
- MeSH:
Epidemiology;
Proteins;
diagnosis
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2003;466(11):47-48
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The evaluation of incidence of urine protein (+) and the diagnostic value of urine protein test on 1.923 subjects above 15 years old in some communes of coastal areas of Thua Thien Hue province from June to December 2001 showed a high incidence (6.7%), among them the positive level of 0.5g/litre accounted for 3.59%, of 1g/l - 2.39%, 2g/l - 0.78%. The causes of urine protein were mainly the diseases of glomerula, urological tract infections and lithiasis. The testing paper got high value in the diagnosis of urological diseases at basic health level
