The dipstick method has more affinity for albumin, if it is a tubular
protein pattern, it could be negative. And positive for the quantitative
methods.
S LLobet
Clinipat
Lab Director
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Subject: neg protein dipstick
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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