Objectives: Studies were carried out to determine the status of urinary schistosomiasis among pre-school and school-aged children in three communities around Oyan dam, South Western Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2009. Urine samples were collected and investigated for the presence of microhaematuria using the Medi-Test Combi 9 reagent strip. Urine was also microscopi...

A combination of reagent strip testing and examining urine appearance can be used to screen out noninfected cases before urine specimens are sent to the laboratory. A validation of this method was carried out in a microbiology laboratory using 970 specimens received over a three-week period. When the tests for nitrite, blood and protein on N-Multistix reagent strips (Ames) were all negative in ...

I describe an enzymatic method for determing serum triglycerides (triacylglycerols). The triglycerides are hydrolyzed by a mixture of lipase and esterase. The glycerol released is determined by kinetic fixed-time analysis, with use of glycerol kinase, pyruvate kinase, and lactate dehydrogenase. Through addition of the competitive inhibitor ATP the Michaelis constant of pyruvate kinase is appare...

Urinalysis as a simple, non invasive and inexpensive laboratory test remains to be the cornerstone tool in the assessment of the urinary system. It can be easily used for screening of kidney diseases. Previously many screening programs using urinalysis have been carried out using reagent strips testing, and their effectiveness in evaluating kidney disorders with relatively low costs [1,2]. Mass...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the usefulness of reagent strips in the evaluation of pleocytosis, cerebrospinal fluid glucose and protein levels for early and rapid diagnosis of meningitis in children. METHODS: We included cerebrospinal fluid samples of 164 children admitted to the outpatient clinic of Communicable Diseases of the General Pediatric Center (Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais...

Abstract Background Community acquired urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are among the most common bacterial diagnosed in community health practice resulting high rates of morbidity and economic costs associated with its treatment. CAUTIs usually treated empirically. Geographical variations etiologic agents their antibiotic sensitivity patterns common. Knowledge resistance trends is important f...

Paper-based test strips specific for the Cr(VI) determination in aqueous solutions were developed by impregnating a color-forming reagent, diphenylcarbazide, and a quaternary ammonium salt (Aliquat 336) into paper sheets. The results showed that the quaternary ammonium salt could effectively retain the colored complex in the paper substrate. This paper-based test strip showed a high selectivity...