Microalbuminuria estimation by a new dip stick method comparison with radiommunoassay

Snehalatha, C. ; Mohan, V. ; Bhattacharya, P. K. ; Ramachandran, A. ; Viswanathan, M. (1992) Microalbuminuria estimation by a new dip stick method comparison with radiommunoassay Journal of Diabetic Association of India, 32 (1). pp. 3-4.

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Abstract

The usefulness of a dipstick method for estimation of microalbuminuria (MA), the Micral test (Boehringer Mannheim, West Germany) was evaluted by comparing the results with those obtained by a radioimmunoassay (RIA), The sensitivity of Micrai test was 89% and its specificity was 99%. The test is performed in about 6 minutes and the test principle is immunochemical in nature, it is a reliable and rapid procedure for semiquantitative estimation of microalbuminuria.

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