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Title: | The urine protein heat coagulation test - A useful screening test for proteinuria in pregnancy in developing countries: A method validation study |
Authors: | Dissanayake, V.H.W. Morgan, L. Pipkin, F.B. Vathanan, V. Premaratne, S. Jayasekara, R.W. Seneviratne, H.R. |
Issue Date: | 2004 |
Citation: | BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Volume 111, Issue 5, May 2004, Pages 491-494 |
Abstract: | In many parts of the developing world, the urine protein heat coagulation test is routinely used to screen for proteinuria in pregnancy. The aim of this study was to determine whether ≥1+ on a standardised heat coagulation test reliably detects significant proteinuria and to compare it with the dipstick test for urinary protein. Heat coagulation test, dipstick test and 24-hour urine protein excretion results of 102 women were compared. ≥1+ on heat coagulation test is as sensitive and specific as ≥2+ on the dipstick test in detecting proteinuria of ≥500 mg/day. The heat coagulation test, however, is less sensitive than ≥1+ on dipstick in detecting lesser degrees of proteinuria. |
URI: | http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/2009 |
Appears in Collections: | Department of Anatomy |
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