Research Article
Screening for Nephropathy in Diabetes Mellitus: Is Micral-Test Valid among All Diabetics?
Table 5
Comparison of commonly used dipsticks for the detection of albuminuria.
| | | Micral-test | Multistix 10 SG, Bayer [45] |
| | Type | Semiquantitatives | Qualitative | | Level of detection | 20 mg/L | 200 mg/L | | Level of 100% specificity | 35 mg/L | — | | Negative predictive value | 88% (20 mg/L) | 73.7% (200 mg/L) | | Time for reading | 1 mn | 1 mn | | Cost | 48.1£ | 8.59£ | | Efficacy of ACE treatment at screening | Reversible stage of DN | Not reversible stage of DN |
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ACE: angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors; DN: diabetic nephropathy.
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