Urine Reagent Strip (Glucose-Protein-pH-SG) description:

Los Angeles-based Diagnostic Automation/Cortez Diagnostics, Inc. offers a Urine Reagent Strip (Glucose-Protein-pH-SG) Rapid Test for the semi-quantitative and qualitative detection of Glucose, Protein, pH, and Specific Gravity in urine.  The Urine Reagent Strip for Urinalysis is for in-vitro diagnostic use only.

The Urine Reagent Strip (Glucose) Rapid Test is based on a double sequential enzyme reaction.    The test area is specific for glucose; no substance excreted in urine other than glucose is known to give a positive result.  Approximately 100 mg/dl glucose in urine is detectable.

The Urine Reagent Strip (Protein) Rapid Test is based on the protein error-of-indicator principle.  At a constant pH, the development of any green color is due to the presence of protein.  Colors range from yellow for a Negative reaction to yellow-green and green to blue-green for a Positive reaction.  The test area is more sensitive to albumin than to globulin, hemoglobin, Bence-Jones proteins, and mucoprotein; a negative result does not rule out the presence of these other proteins.  The test area is sensitive to 15 mg/dl albumin. 

The Urine Reagent Strip (pH) Rapid Test is based on the well known double pH indicator method, where bromothymol blue and methyl red give distinguishable colors over the pH range of 5-9.  The colors range from red-orange to yellow and yellow-green to blue-green.  The test area permits quantitative differentiation of pH values to one unit within the range of 5-9.  pH reading is not affected by variation in the urinary buffer concentration.

The Urine Reagent Strip (SG) Specific Gravity Rapid Test is based on the apparent pKa change of certain pretreated polyelectrolytes in relation to the ionic concentration.  In the presence of an indicator, the colors range from dark blue or blue-green in urine of low ionic concentration to green and yellow-green in urine of higher ionic concentration.  The test permits determination of urine specific gravity between 1.000 and 1.030.  The Specific Gravity test correlates within 0.005 with values obtained with the reflective index method.

Notable features of the Urine Reagent Test Strip (Glucose-Protein-pH-SG) Rapid Test:
    •    reliable and inexpensive
    •    easy-to-understand directions
    •    clear preparation and storage procedures
    •    simple specimen collection directions
    •    safe and convenient packaging
    •    rapid and accurate test results

See Urine Reagent Strips for Urinalysis (Glucose-Protein-pH-SG) Product Insert for more specific details on preparation, procedures, storage, quality control, and interpretation of test results.

Diagnostic Automation/Cortez Diagnostics, Inc. also offers several other Urine Diagnostic Reagent Test Strips.   For more information about these Urine Reagent Diagnostic Rapid Test Strips, or any other Rapid Test, ELISA Test, CLIA Test kits, Serology test, or IFA Test kits, please contact our Customer Service Representatives at 818-591-3030.