Healthcommunities.com, Inc. http://www.visionchannel.net/colorvision; Information retrieved on March 7, 2003. Nitrites and leucocytes — these two tests together may suggest infection of the urinary tract. If one or other are positive then you must see your GP so that s/he can send a sample of urine off for microscopy and culture to see which bug is there and to which antibiotic it is sensitive. If you have symptoms such as fever, pain on peeing, urgency, constant desire to pee, feeling ill etc then an antibiotic should be started at once on a “best guess” basis (usually trimethoprim). If there are no symptoms then it is reasonable just to monitor the situation for a while. Urine testing with multistix is an extremely useful test to do on children who have a high temperature because urine infections are often overlooked as a possible cause of fever. Studies have shown that when urinalysis is performed with an instrument, sensitivity is increased and positives are correctly identified and reported. 5

Nitrites — if nitrites are present then a pink colour shows. Nitrites are created when bacteria in the urine convert urea to nitrite – nitrites usually mean infection – see below The Medi-Test range of urine testing strips provide a simple, fast, reliable, and inexpensive means of detecting andassessing a range ofdiseases. Can also be used with Siemens Clinitek Status and Clinitek Status+ Analysers for automatic analysis of results. Virtsatestiliuskan koealueet ovat glukoosi, asetoasetaatti, ominaispaino, erytrosyytit, pH, proteiini (albumiini), nitriitti, leukosyytit.

Combining the results of leukocyte (WBC) and nitrite is a better predictor of the presence or absence of urinary tract infection, than any one test parameter alone. 3 Multistix Reagent strips can be used to test urine for glucose, ketones, specific gravity, blood, pH, protein, nitrites and leucocytes. All these are clues to disease of the kidneys, urinary tract and other problems such as diabetes. Urine testing should always be undertaken in any case where the diagnosis is in doubt.

Säilytys huoneenlämmössä, testiliuskapurkin korkki tiiviisti suljettuna ja suoranaiselta valolta suojattuna When paired with our industry-leading CLINITEK® family of analyzers, Siemens Healthineers enhances testing accuracy and workforce productivity by automating your testing environment, eliminating subjectivity of visual read tests and reducing transcription errors.

Leucocytes — if these are present in large amounts as for example in infection, then there is a colour change to purple. Minimizes false-positive results with automatic notification if test strip has been degraded from humidity, preventing potentially erroneous patient results from being reported.* Multistix 8 SG -virtsatestiliuska myydään 100 liuskaa sisältävissä purkeissa. Avaamaton ja avattu testiliuskapurkki säilyy oikein säilytettynä purkissa kerrottuun vanhenemispäivään (exp.date) asti. Better Indicator of UTIs - Combining leukocyte (WBC) and nitrite tests gives a better indication of the presence of a urinary tract infection than any one test parameter Applying a drop of control to the top of a test pad does not ensure optimum performance for each reagent. Do not drop control solution onto the ID band. To ensure optimum performance refer to “Proper dipping techniques for Siemens urinalysis test strips” above.

A multicenter study was conducted to identify patients with potential UTIs. There were 1,887 urine specimens tested comparing the leukocyte and nitrite results of Multistix urinalysis strips to urine culture. No. The leukocyte pad is used to determine if the strip has been degraded from exposure to humidity. Only those Siemens strips with the leukocyte pad can detect humidity over-exposure.Enables user compliance with IVDD regulations by reporting results only from urinalysis strips that have been validated for use on the CLINITEK Status analyzers. If reading the test strips with identification (ID) bands visually, continue to use the proper handling technique stated in the product labeling to optimize test processing: Siemens Multistix are the gold-standard for urine analysis, providing a fast and convenient way to test for the presence of 10 separate reagents in urine. The results obtained from these multistix can help provide information about diabetes, liver function and kidney function amongst others. Robertson AW, Duff P. The nitrite and leukocyte estarase tests for the evaluation of asymptomatic bacteriuria in obstetrics. Obstet. Gynnecol 1988;71:878-81. Ketones — at 40 seconds look at the ketone square—if ketones are present then they may have changed to a dark purple. Ketones can be present in diabetes but the usual cause for them is hunger. If you’ve found ketones in your urine, go and have something to eat which includes some carbohydrate and test again after 30 minutes to 1 hour. If ketones are still present then you need to see your GP. One cause of ketones is a low carbohydrate diet used in some slimming regimes. Having ketones is not harmful (Eskimos are in a state of permanent ketosis).