Siemens Multistix 8 SG Urine Reagent Test Strips - 100 Strips per Box: Accurate and Convenient Monitoring

Product Information

Multistix Reagent strips can be used to test urine for glucose, ketones, specific gravity, blood, pH, protein, nitrites and leucocytes. All these are clues to disease of the kidneys, urinary tract and other problems such as diabetes. Urine testing should always be undertaken in any case where the diagnosis is in doubt. Combining the results of leukocyte (WBC) and nitrite is a better predictor of the presence or absence of urinary tract infection, than any one test parameter alone. 2 Minimizes false-positive results with automatic notification if test strip has been degraded from humidity, preventing potentially erroneous patient results from being reported.* Siemens is committed to continuous innovation in urinalysis and providing our customers with solutions for improved workflow and improved clinical information at the point of care. Provides printed sample interference notes when common sample interferences are detected, providing healthcare professionals additional clinical information to aid in patient management.**

The ID bands have a hydrophobic (water repellent) coating that helps to prevent build-up of liquid. Touching this band may disrupt the coating and allow more fluid to collect on the band. This can cause a strip identification error. As stated in the product insert, test pads, including ID bands, should not be touched.pH — this tells you how acid or alkali the urine is. It can be used as a guide to hyperventilation as it goes greeny blue (alkali) in people who hyperventilate.

Protein — if protein is present then the colour changes to a bottle-green. Protein is a sign of disease of the renal tract — almost any kidney disease can present with protein in the urine. Dropper style controls should only be used if the control is transferred to an appropriate test tube before use. Leucocytes — if these are present in large amounts as for example in infection, then there is a colour change to purple.

Technical Specifications

Ketones — at 40 seconds look at the ketone square—if ketones are present then they may have changed to a dark purple. Ketones can be present in diabetes but the usual cause for them is hunger. If you’ve found ketones in your urine, go and have something to eat which includes some carbohydrate and test again after 30 minutes to 1 hour. If ketones are still present then you need to see your GP. One cause of ketones is a low carbohydrate diet used in some slimming regimes. Having ketones is not harmful (Eskimos are in a state of permanent ketosis). Nitrites and leucocytes — these two tests together may suggest infection of the urinary tract. If one or other are positive then you must see your GP so that s/he can send a sample of urine off for microscopy and culture to see which bug is there and to which antibiotic it is sensitive. If you have symptoms such as fever, pain on peeing, urgency, constant desire to pee, feeling ill etc then an antibiotic should be started at once on a “best guess” basis (usually trimethoprim). If there are no symptoms then it is reasonable just to monitor the situation for a while. Urine testing with multistix is an extremely useful test to do on children who have a high temperature because urine infections are often overlooked as a possible cause of fever.