If the dipstick depends on the protein error of indicators, a very acid
urine can give a negative result.
Brian Payne
Claire Hart wrote:
>Dear All
>Does anybody have an answer to this one?
>4 week old baby with pitting oedema and an albumin of 15 (total protein
>33). Urine was dipsticked for protein and found to be negative. But a
>protein /creatinine ratio on our Vitros analyser was 503 mg/mmol creat
>(<20). Why was the dipstick negative?
>many thanks,
>Claire Hart
>
>
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>Claire Hart
>Clinical Biochemist
>
>Department of Clinical Chemistry
>Sheffield Children's Hospital
>Western Bank
>Sheffield
>S10 2TH
>
>0114 271 7307
>
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