Comparison of urine dipstick, sulfosalicylic acid, urine protein-to-creatinine ratio, and species-Specific ELISA methods for detection of albumin in urine samples of cats and dogs

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 236, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 874-879

  Lyon, Shane D ^a,e   Sanderson, Michael W ^a   Vaden, Shelly L ^b   Lappin, Michael R ^c   Jensen, Wayne A ^d,f   Grauer, Gregory E ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d HESKA CORPORATION   (United States)

^e Las Vegas Veterinary Referral Center   (United States)

^f MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SULFOSALICYLIC ACID;

ALBUMINURIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; PROTEINURIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEST STRIP; URINE;

ALBUMINURIA; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CREATININE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; PROTEINURIA; REAGENT STRIPS; SALICYLIC ACIDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 77951913241     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.236.8.874     Document Type: Article

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