Research Article
Urinalysis and Clinical Correlations in Patients with P. vivax or P. falciparum Malaria from Colombia
Table 2
Urinalysis test variables in 620 patients with malaria
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| | Specific gravity () | 1,000 | 1,005 | 1,006 | 1,01 | 1,015 | 1,02 | 1,025 | 1,03 | | 3 (0.5%) | 24 (4.3%) | 1 (0.2%) | 62 (11%) | 76 (13.5%) | 166 (29.5%) | 111 (19.8%) | 120 (21.4%) |
| | pH () | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | | 87 (15.6%) | 374 (67.3%) | 30 (5.4%) | 46 (8.3) | 3 (0.5) | 15 (2.7%) | 1 (0.2%) |
| | Blood () | Negative | Traces | Moderate | Traces | 1+ | 2+ | 3+ | | (not lysed) | (not lysed) | (lysed) | (lysed) | (lysed) | (lysed) | | 428 (70.2%) | 83 (13.6%) | 17 (2.8%) | 7 (1.1%) | 15 (2.5%) | 17 (2.8%) | 43 (7%) |
| | Proteins (mg/dL) () | 0 Negative | Traces | 30.0 | 100 | 300 | ≥2,000 | | 202 (34.8%) | 151 (26%) | 152 (26.2%) | 66 (11.4%) | 7 (1.2%) | 2 (0.3%) |
| | Urobilinogen (mg/dL) () | 0.2, negative | 1.0 traces | 2.0 | 4.0 | ≥8.0 | | 418 (69.4%) | 78 (13%) | 17 (2.8%) | 51 (8.5%) | 38 (6.3%) |
| | Leukocytes (cells/μL) () | Negative | 15 traces | 70 | 125 | 500 | | 480 (85.1%) | 45 (8.0%) | 28 (5.0%) | 8 (1.4%) | 3 (0.53%) |
| | Ketones (mg/dL) () | 0, negative | 5.0 traces | 15 (low) | 40 (moderate) | ≥80 (high) | | 432 (77.3%) | 79 (14.1%) | 19 (3.4%) | 15 (2.7%) | 14 (2.5%) |
| | Glucose (mg/dL) () | Negative (<30.0) | 100 | 250 | 500 | 1 | | 550 (97.5%) | 6 (1.1%) | 5 (0.9%) | 18 (0.2%) | 2 (0.4%) |
| | Bilirubin (mg/dL) () | Negative (<0.2) | Low | Moderate | High | | 458 (75.7%) | 102 (16.8%) | 36 (6%) | 9 (1.5%) |
| | Nitrites () | Negative | Positive | | 545 (96.6%) | 19 (3.4%) |
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Not all patients have complete urine dipstick variables; only one patient with ketones > 160 mg/dL.
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