[en] Urine microscopic analysis is an old method that reveals information about kidney health. Several automated analyzers, that are less time-consuming, are currently available, but manual microscopy is still the gold-standard method. The goal of this study was to validate and compare three automated analyzers to manual microscopy: the Atellica UAS800 (Siemens, Munich, Germany), the UF-4000 (Sysmex, Kobe, Japan) and the SediMax (Menarini, Florence, Italy).
We first validated each analyzer. A total of 359 samples were analyzed with the three analyzers and with a manual microscope within 2 hours. Two trained reviewers used a microscope with bright field, contrast phase and polarized light to identify urine elements. The diagnostic accuracy was determined thanks to microscopy results.
Disciplines :
Laboratory medicine & medical technology
Author, co-author :
Castiglione, Vincent ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de pharmacie > Chimie médicale
GADISSEUR, Romy ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Unilab > Laboratoire biochimie automatisée et analyses délocalisées
Bernard, Maxime ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Master spéc. pharma. ind.
Cavalier, Etienne ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de pharmacie > Chimie médicale
Language :
English
Title :
Urine sediment analysis: comparison of three automated analyzers to manual microscopy
Publication date :
16 November 2018
Event name :
Joint annual meeting of the Royal belgian Society of Laboratory Medicine and the Belgian Thyroid Club
