TY - JOUR
T1 - Urinalysis Using a Diaper-Based Testing Device
AU - Sung, Wei Hsuan
AU - Liu, Ching Yi
AU - Yang, Chung Yao
AU - Chen, Cheng Han
AU - Tsao, Yu Ting
AU - Shen, Ching Fen
AU - Cheng, Chao Min
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, grant number MOST 108-2745-8-007-001 and 107-2628-E-007-001-MY3.
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - Urinary tract infections (UTI), one of the most common bacterial infections, annually affect 150 million people worldwide. Infants and the elderly are likely to have missed or delayed diagnosis of UTI due to difficulty clearly describing their symptoms. A rapid screening method for UTI is a critical and urgent need for these populations. The aim of our study is to develop a diaper-based testing device to assay urine biomarkers including pH, leukocyte, and nitrite level. This all-in-one device assists in urine collection and testing using a colorimetric approach to provide easily read visual results on the outside surface of a test strip-integrated diaper. In this study, we tested samples from 46 patients using testing strips and examined the results from 7 patients recruited to validate the strip-integrated diaper. In conclusion, this new diaper-based testing device is easy to use, rapid, and inexpensive, all of which imbue it with tremendous potential for development into a commercially viable UTI screening system.
AB - Urinary tract infections (UTI), one of the most common bacterial infections, annually affect 150 million people worldwide. Infants and the elderly are likely to have missed or delayed diagnosis of UTI due to difficulty clearly describing their symptoms. A rapid screening method for UTI is a critical and urgent need for these populations. The aim of our study is to develop a diaper-based testing device to assay urine biomarkers including pH, leukocyte, and nitrite level. This all-in-one device assists in urine collection and testing using a colorimetric approach to provide easily read visual results on the outside surface of a test strip-integrated diaper. In this study, we tested samples from 46 patients using testing strips and examined the results from 7 patients recruited to validate the strip-integrated diaper. In conclusion, this new diaper-based testing device is easy to use, rapid, and inexpensive, all of which imbue it with tremendous potential for development into a commercially viable UTI screening system.
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U2 - 10.3390/bios10080094
DO - 10.3390/bios10080094
M3 - Article
C2 - 32785051
AN - SCOPUS:85089407800
VL - 10
JO - Biosensors
JF - Biosensors
SN - 2079-6374
IS - 8
M1 - 94
ER -