Urinalysis in Clinically Stable Nigerian Newborns

Authors

  • Adedoyin OT
  • Akindele JA
  • Ajayi OA
  • Okesina AB. 

Abstract

 

Summary: Urinalysis, using the multistix strip, was carried out in 80 clinically stable nor mal newborns comprising 60 pre-term and 20 term babies. Glycosuria was not identified in any baby. All the term babies had 1+ proteinuria while proteinuria of 1+ or 2+ was recorded in 42 (70 percent) of the 60 preterm babies. The mean urine pH in the preterm babies was 6.7 as against 5.7 in the term babies (P<0.001). The findings in this study suggest mild proteinuria in early neonatal period and negative correlation between urinary pH and gestational age.

Author Biography

  • Okesina AB. 

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Published

2024-06-25

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1&2 (2000): Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics

Section

ORIGINALS

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Urinalysis in Clinically Stable Nigerian Newborns. (2024). NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS, 27(1&amp;2), 1-5. https://www.njpaediatrics.com/index.php/njp/article/view/725

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