Urine dipstick alone (without urine microscopy) is an adequate screening test for febrile infants aged 1–90 days with suspected UTI, according to a recent study from researchers in Salt Lake City, ...

Scientists have developed a urine diagnostic to detect the parasitic worms that cause river blindness, also called onchocerciasis, a tropical disease that afflicts 18 to 120 million people worldwide.

Soon you will be able to perform a bacterial culture at home to test for urinary tract infection (UTI), with clinical-level results. A "digital dipstick" developed by researchers at KTH Royal ...

Tests to detect urinary tract infections (UTI) often are performed routinely in hospitals, even when patients don't have symptoms. Such testing "just to be safe" can return results that lead doctors ...

Some people are more likely to have protein in their urine. If your doctor does a routine dipstick protein urine test, you might need to do a 24-hour urine protein test. What Is a 24-Hour Urine ...

Tests to detect urinary tract infections (UTI) often are performed routinely in hospitals, even when patients don't have symptoms. Such testing "just to be safe" can return results that lead doctors ...

Occult blood is when you can’t see blood in your urine with your eye and it’s only visible under a microscope. You may need antibiotics or different treatments depending on the infection or other ...

Very few patients with abnormal urine protein dipstick results have albuminuria measured as recommended by clinical guidelines. A real-world US study documents shortfalls in follow-up care after ...

Scientists at Scripps Research have developed a urine diagnostic to detect the parasitic worms that cause river blindness, also called onchocerciasis, a tropical disease that afflicts 18 to 120 ...