Can a semi-quantitative method replace the current quantitative method for the annual screening of microalbuminuria in patients with diabetes? Diagnostic accuracy and cost-saving analysis considering the potential health burden

OBJECTIVES: Diabetes is a global epidemic, and the high cost of annually and quantitatively measuring urine albumin excretion using the turbidimetric immunoassay is challenging. We aimed to determine whether a semi-quantitative urinary albumin-creatinine ratio test could be used as a screening tool...

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Autores principales: Kim, Yaerim, Park, Seokwoo, Kim, Myung-Hee, Song, Sang Hoon, Lee, Won Mok, Kim, Hye Soon, Jin, Kyubok, Han, Seungyeup, Kim, Yong Chul, Han, Seung Seok, Lee, Hajeong, Lee, Jung Pyo, Joo, Kwon Wook, Lim, Chun Soo, Kim, Yon Su, Kim, Dong Ki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6974274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31961894
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227694

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