Diagnostic accuracy of the urinary albumin: creatinine ratio determined by the CLINITEK Microalbumin and DCA 2000+ for the rule-out of albuminuria in chronic kidney disease

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 399, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 54-58

  Guy, Mark ^a   Newall, Ronald ^b   Borzomato, Joanna ^a   Kalra, Philip A ^c   Price, Christopher ^d  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Highover Park   (United Kingdom)

^c SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Likelihood ratios; Renal disease; Sensitivity; Specificity; Urine albumin creatinine ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROALBUMINURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS;

ALBUMINURIA; CREATININE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57049182987     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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