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      Determination of Sensitivity and Specificity of the Micral-Test II Strip for Detection of Microalbuminuria in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients

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          Clinical significance of microalbuminuria and evaluation of the Micral-Test.

          Microalbuminuria is defined as excretion of albumin between 20 and 200 micrograms/min. Persistent microalbuminuria indicates a high probability of damage to the glomerular filtration capacity of the kidney and is of great diagnostic relevance: (a) in diabetes, for early diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy; (b) in patients with hypertension, as an indicator of end-organ damage associated with a lowered life expectancy; (c) in pregnancy, as a possible predictor of developing preeclampsia. For screening, a concentration of 20-200 mg/L of albumin in the first morning urine has been proven to be a suitable indicator. The Micral-Test is a test strip now available that makes a semiquantitative assessment of the albumin concentration in the urine at various levels (0, 10, 20, 50, 100 mg/L). Many studies have shown that the sensitivity and specificity of the test strip is 90% or higher in urine containing elevated albumin concentrations. Furthermore, it was shown that there is no influence on the measurement from interfering factors such as glucose concentration, pH value, ketonuria, storage of the sample, or bacterial contamination in the urine. The Micral-Test offers a simple, exact, and with respect to interference effects, a robust testing method for the semiquantitative assessment of albumin concentration in the urine.
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            Journal
            NEF
            Nephron
            10.1159/issn.1660-8151
            Nephron
            S. Karger AG
            1660-8151
            2235-3186
            1999
            April 1999
            31 March 1999
            : 81
            : 4
            : 455
            Affiliations
            aDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, and bDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
            Article
            45338 Nephron 1999;81:455
            10.1159/000045338
            10095190
            574a8083-14d8-4f35-b7b0-1d4ac0532297
            © 1999 S. Karger AG, Basel

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            Cardiovascular Medicine,Nephrology
            Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology

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