Comparison of the results of multistix®-SG and comber-9-Test®RL urine dipstick assay.
10.12701/yujm.1991.8.1.42
- Author:
Dae Chul KIM
;
Kyung Dong KIM
;
Bo Chan JUNG
;
Chung Sook KIM
;
Kil Ho CHO
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Urine;
Urinalysis;
Urine dipsticks;
Urine sediment microscopy;
Urine culture test
- MeSH:
Albuminuria;
Bilirubin;
Glucose;
Leukocytes;
Methods;
Microscopy;
Occult Blood;
Sensitivity and Specificity;
Urinalysis
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
1991;8(1):42-52
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Two types of urine dipstick assays, Multistix-SG and Comber-9-Test RL, were compared for compatibility, accuracy, specificity and predictive values of a positive and negative test in 501 patients' urine and artificially prepared specimen. We found that the results of semiquantitative tests of Multistix-SG and Comber-9-Test RL performed were statistically similar in patients' specimen. The urinary leukocyte esterase tests of Comber-9-Test RL assays compared with urine sediment microscopy in regard to compatibility, sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of a positive and negative test 83.7%, 48.1%, 90.3%, 47.4% and 90.1%, respectively. The urinary nitrite tests of Comber-9-Test RL assays compared with urine culture tests, in regard to compatibility, sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of a positive and negative test were 90.3%, 19.4%, 84.7%, 53.8% and 94.1, respectively. For the urinary protein, the sulfosalicylic acid method was the most sensitive test for any kinds of protein, and Multistix-SG appeared more sensitive than Comber-9-Test RL for the albuminuria. For the urinary bilirubin and glucose, two dipstick assays were similar in their diagnostic efficiency. Finally in the urinary occult blood tests, Comber-9-Test RL assays was more sensitive than Multistix-SG.
