Comparison of three automated urinalysis systems-Bayer Clinitek Atlas, Roche Urisys 2400 and Arkray Aution Max for testing urine chemistry and detection of bacteriuria

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 377, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 98-102

  Chien, Tzu I ^a   Lu, Jin Ying ^a   Kao, Jau Tsuen ^a,b   Lee, Tai Fen ^a   Ho, Shu Yuan ^a   Chang, Chia Yu ^a   Liu, Chao Wei ^a   Lee, Chun Hsien ^a   Yan, Shiao Ni ^a   Yang, Jui Yi ^a   Lin, Po Chuang ^a   Wang, Mei Ju ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Automated; Comparison; Urinalysis

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; ESTERASE; GLUCOSE; KETONE; NITRITE; UROBILINOGEN;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIURIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEUKOCYTE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE DENSITY; URINALYSIS; URINE CULTURE; URINE PH;

BACTERIURIA; HUMANS;

EID: 33845487344     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2006.08.033     Document Type: Article

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