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Diagnostic accuracy of semiquantitative point of care urine albumin to creatinine ratio and urine dipstick analysis in a primary care resource limited setting in South Africa

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is predicted to rise over the next few decades. In resource-limited settings access to central laboratory services is limited. Point-of-care (POC) urine dipstick testing offers the potential to detect markers of kidney damage (albuminuria) a...

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Autores principales: Currin, Sean D., Gondwe, Mwawi S., Mayindi, Nokthula B., Chipungu, Shingirai, Khoza, Bongekile L., Tollman, Stephen, Fabian, June, George, Jaya A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7981803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33743616
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02290-5