Evaluation of the accuracy of urine analyzers in dogs and cats

The accuracy of urine analyzers used for dogs and cats has remained uncertain. This study examines the agreement between results of urine analysis obtained using two devices marketed for animals and for humans and the results of quantitative biochemical analysis. The degrees of concordance for bilir...

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Published inJournal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 81; no. 11; pp. 1671 - 1675
Main Authors MIE, Keiichiro, HAYASHI, Akiyoshi, NISHIDA, Hidetaka, OKAMOTO, Mari, YASUDA, Kazuo, NAKATA, Mio, FUKATSU, Kazuyuki, MATSUNAMI, Norie, YAMASHITA, Shogo, OHASHI, Fumihito, AKIYOSHI, Hideo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2019
The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
Subjects
Animals
Bilirubin - urine
cat
Cats - urine
dog
Dogs - urine
Internal Medicine
Ketones - urine
Proteinuria - veterinary
Urinalysis - instrumentation
Urinalysis - veterinary
urine analyzer
pH
urine analyzer
dog
cat
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Summary:The accuracy of urine analyzers used for dogs and cats has remained uncertain. This study examines the agreement between results of urine analysis obtained using two devices marketed for animals and for humans and the results of quantitative biochemical analysis. The degrees of concordance for bilirubin and ketones in the same category were ~80%, but for pH these were only ~60% in dogs and cats. Degrees of concordance for protein and the UP/C ratio clearly differed between the devices for animals and humans. We found that values for bilirubin and ketones obtained using urine analyzers may be reliable, but pH is unlikely to be accurate enough to be clinically useful for dogs and cats.
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These authors contributed equally to this work.
ISSN:0916-7250
1347-7439
DOI:10.1292/jvms.18-0468