Table II.
Product Name | Test Description |
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HemoCue albumin 201 system (HemoCue, Angelholm, Sweden) | Urine is drawn into a reagent‐lined microcuvette and read in analyzer in 90 s; range of albuminuria detection is 7–150 mg/L |
Chemstrip Micral test strips (Roche Diagnostics, Indianapolis, IN) | 1‐Min dipstick reagent strip; color match result |
Clinitek microalbumin reagent strips (Siemens Medical Solutions, Deerfield, IL) | Strips have 2 reagent areas (albumin and creatinine) making UACR calculation possible; used in Clinitek analyzers; hard copy report provided; results in 1 min |
ImmunoDip test for microalbuminuria (Diagnostic Chemicals, San Diego, CA) | 3‐Min dipstick in a patented housing that allows for recording patient identification; color match result |
Abbreviation: UACR, urinary albumin‐creatinine ratio.