CHENG Dalin, et al. Comparison of 1265 urinary specimens examined by dry-chemistry method and urinary sediment examination. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (4):483-484(2002)
CHENG Dalin, et al. Comparison of 1265 urinary specimens examined by dry-chemistry method and urinary sediment examination. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (4):483-484(2002)DOI:
Comparison of 1265 urinary specimens examined by dry-chemistry method and urinary sediment examination
Objective: To investigate the necessity of urinary sediment examination in those that had been analyzed by dry-chemistry method. Methods: 1265 urinary specimens were analyzed respectively by dry-chemistry method and standard urinary sediment examination. Results: Of 506 urinary specimens which were negative examined by dry-chemistry method
62 specimens were found positive by urinary sediment examination. The false negative rate was 12.25% (the false negative rate for WBC was 3.75%; for RBC
5.73%; for pathologic casts
2.77% ). Of 759 urinary specimens which were positive analyzed by dry-chemistry method
243 specimens were found negative by urinary sediment examination. The false positive rate was 32.02%. Conclusion:It is necessary to examine urinary sediment even after the specimen was analyzed by dry-chemistry method. The two analysis methods of urinary specimen could be complementary to each other. However they could not replace each other.