Introducing
Multistix Pro® Strips:
The only urinalysis strip providing protein-to-creatinine ratio results.
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Ratio is Key to Earlier Detection of Kidney Disease |
Kidney Disease is recognized as a public health problem.
- 1 in 7 Americans has or is at risk for kidney disease1
- Incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) increasing by 6% per year2
- Annual Cost of dialysis is ~$50,000 per patient per year
- Early detection can lead to more timely treatments, saving the healthcare system thousands of dollars per patient
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The National Kidney Foundation recommends the use of the protein-to-creatinine (P:C) ratio for
more convenient assessment of protein excretion.
The National Kidney Foundation has selected Bayer Diagnostic's Urinalysis Products exclusively
in their Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP).
Multistix PRO Urinalysis Strips along with the Clinitek 50 Urine Chemistry Analyzer automates your P:C ratio testing.
- Multistix PRO Strips are CLIA-waived for even more convenient testing
- Results in just 60 seconds
- Reduces the need for 24-hour or overnight timed urine collection
Multistix PRO Strips: versatile, vital urinalysis results.
- In concentrated or dulite specimens, flase results can be reduced by over 75%3
- Reduced false positives mean fewer costly follow-up tests, which also alleviates unnecessary concerns for you and your patient
- Reduced false negatives mean fewer delats in patient treatment
Excerpts from the 2002 National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative (K/DOQI) Guidelines.
"24-hour urine collections may be associated with significant collection errors, largely due to improper timing and missed samples, leading to over-collectionsand under-collections."4
"The ratio of protein or albumin-to-creatinine in an untimed 'spot' urine specimen corrects for variations in urinary concentration due to hydration and provides a more convenient method of assessing protein and albumin excretion than that with timed urine collections."4
"Urine protein-to-creatinine and albumin-to-creatinine ratios provide accurate estimates of the urinary protein and albumin excretion rate, and are not affected by hydration."4
References
- National Kidney Foundation, Data on file.
- USRDS 2001 Annual Data Report; "Executive Summary."
- Pugia MJ, Wallace JF, Luke KE, et al. Multisite Evaluation of a New Dipsticks Protein, Albumin and Creatinine in Urine with Visual Results and Quantitative Methods. In press J. Clin. Lab. Analysis. Poster abstracts Clin Chem, 46:A25,A2,A17;2000. Clin Biochem, 2000, 33:S235.
- The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative (K/DOQI) Guidelines, references on file.
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