• 기본간호학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.359-368
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• 1999

Background : The purpose of this study was to determine whether cleansing the perineum and urethral meatus and using midstream urine affect the rate of bacterial contamination of urine specimens, and to determine the optimum urine collection method. We studied 41 asymptomatic healthy nursing school students. Women who were menstruating were not excluded from this study. Method : The first and midstream urine samples were collected during consecutive urinationsby each woman. The first sample was not a clean-catch specimen, and the second one was a clean-catch specimen. Both specimens were studied by urinalysis and bacterial culture with standard methods. Results : 41 women met the study criteria and 39 successfully completed the study. None of the urine cultures were positive. 68.3% of the non clean-catch first urine cultures, 53.7% of the non clean-catch midstream cultures, 33.3% of the first clean-catch urine culteres and 30.8% of the midstream clean-catch urine were found to be contaminated. There was a significant difference in the bacterial contamination rates between the first and midstream urine, and the clean-catch and non clean-catch urine(p=0.035, p =0.001 respectively). On urinalysis, 7.3% of the non clean-catch first urine, 7.3% of the non clean-catch midstream urine, 2.6% of the clean-catch first urine and 2.6% of clean-catch midstream urine were found to be above grade 2. Conclusions : According to our results, the bacterial contamination rate was the lowest in midstream and clean catch urine specimens. Threrfore it is recommended that the midstream clean-catch technique is the standard practice for collecting urine specimens for bacterial culture in women.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2000

목 적 : 24시간 소변내 단백량을 예측하는데 있어 spot urine의 단백은 소변량에 따른 보정이 필요하여 spot urine의 protein/creatinine(P/Cr)비를 이용하여왔다. 하지만 크레아티닌 측정에 많은 시간과 비용이 소모되는 단점이 있고, 비중(specific gravity; SG)을 이용하여 creatinine(estimated creatinine; Cr-est)을 산출할 수 있다는 보고가 있어, 24시간 소변내 단백량을 예측하는데 P/Cr-est비의 유용성을 알아보고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 1998년 3월부터 6월까지 고려대학교 의료원 구로병원 소아과에 내원한 환아 147명을 대상으로 spot urine에서 단백, creatinine과 비중을 측정하여 creatinine과 비중의 상관관계 및 그 관계식을 구하고 24시간 소변내 단백량과 비교하였다. 결 과 : 1) spot urine의 creatinine과 비중은 통계적으로 의의 있는 상관관계를 보였다(R=0.407, P<0.001, Cr=SG. x 4485.82-4482.87). 2) 24시간 소변내 단백량은 P/Cr비와 통계적으로 의의 있는 상관관계를 보였다(R=0.771, P<0.001, 24시간뇨중 단백=0.338 x (P/Cr) +667.885). 3) 24시간 소변내 단백 량은 P/Cr-est 비와 통계적으로 의의 있는 상관관계를 보였다. (R=0.723, P<0.001, 24시간뇨중 단백=0.354 x (P/Cr-est) +726.044) 결 론 : 소아단백뇨를 예측하는데 있어 spot urine의 비중으로 산출한 creatinine치를 이용하여 얻어진 P/Cr-est비가 선별검사로서 유용하게 사용될 수 있으리라 생각된다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.492-497
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• 2023

Objective: The objectives were to demonstrate that the nitrogen and energy in pig urine supplemented with hydrochloric acid (HCl) are not volatilized and to determine the minimum amount of HCl required for nitrogen preservation from pig urine. Methods: In Exp. 1, urine samples of 3.0 L each with 5 different nitrogen concentrations were divided into 2 groups: 1.5 L of urine added with i) 100 mL of distilled water or ii) 100 mL of 6 N HCl. The urine in open plastic containers was placed on a laboratory table at room temperature for 10 d. The weight, nitrogen concentration, and gross energy concentration of the urine samples were determined every 2 d. In Exp. 2, three urine samples with different nitrogen concentrations were added with different amounts of 6 N HCl to obtain varying pH values. All urine samples were placed on a laboratory table for 5 d followed by nitrogen analysis. Results: Nitrogen amounts in urine supplemented with distilled water decreased linearly with time, whereas those supplemented with 6 N HCl remained constant. Based on the linear broken-line analysis, nitrogen was not volatilized at a pH below 5.12 (standard error = 0.71 and p<0.01). In Exp. 3, an equation for determining the amount of 6 N HCl to preserve nitrogen in pig urine was developed: additional 6 N HCl (mL) to 100 mL of urine = 3.83×nitrogen in urine (g/100 mL)+0.71 with R² = 0.96 and p<0.01. If 62.7 g/d of nitrogen is excreted, at least 240 mL of 6 N HCl should be added to the urine collection container. Conclusion: Nitrogen in pig urine is not volatilized at a pH below 5.12 at room temperature and the amount of 6 N HCl required for nitrogen preservation may be up to 240 mL per day for a 110-kg pig depending on urinary nitrogen excretion.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.134-138
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• 1988

Urine measurements by MNR were made for 25 persons including cancer and non-cancer patients. The aromatic proton signals of NMR wer observed much more often in cancer patients' urine than non-cancer patients' one. To compare the amount of the phenolic compounds excreted in urine between cancer and non-cancer patient, urine analysis by HPLC with UV detector was performed. Total peak area and major peak areas of cancer patients' urine wer emuch greater than those of non-cancer patients' one. To check the phenolic compound excreted in urine, a new jellied reagent named Gift reagent which was based on Millon's reagent, was developed for urine color reaction. When the reagent was tested, the sensitivity and specificity for urine samples of 69 persons including cancer and non-cancer patients were measured by 85.3% and 91.4%, respectively, indicating that the Gift reagent afford a possibility of cancer diagnosis.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.619-628
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• 2022

일반적으로 의료기관에서 요로감염을 확인하기 위한 방법으로 요검사(urinalysis)와 항균제 감수성 검사가 포함된 소변배양(urine culture)을 시행한다. 소변 검체는 채집하기 전에 요도 및 회음부 주변을 소독하는 것이 중요하며, 첫 소변이 아닌 중간소변으로 채집하는 것이 중요하다. 첫 소변과 중간소변을 자동으로 쉽게 분리할 수 있는 특허컵(특허 제10-1732843호)을 발명하였고 이를 이용하여 특허컵과 일반컵을 비교 평가하였다. 특허컵으로 분리한 첫 소변(N=24), 중간소변(N=24)의 nitrite (P<0.001), WBC (P=0.005), 세균 colony 수 (P=0.001), colony 양성률 (P=0.004) 으로 유의한 높은 수치를 얻었다. 이는 특허컵을 이용하여 분리한 첫 소변과 중간소변이 잘 분리되었음을 알 수 있다. 또한 특허컵을 이용하여 분리한 중간소변(N=24)이 일반컵을 이용하여 채집한 중간소변(N=24) 보다 세균 colony 수가 통계적으로 유의하게 많았다(평균 7.9개 vs 평균 4.0개, P=0.002). 이는 특허컵을 이용하여 분리한 중간소변이 일반컵을 이용하여 채집한 중간소변 보다 요로감염검사에 대해 민감도(sensitivity)가 높다는 것을 의미한다.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.171-174
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• 1999

This study was conducted to investigate the quantity and characteristics of manure and urine produced by lactating sow fed commercial diet for 24 days. 3 way cross bred 10 lactating sows with litters were alloted at farrowing pen. Crude protein and digestible energy were 14% and 3,467 kcal in diet, respectively. Average body weight of sow was 237.5kg. Feces with urine was produced 6.98kg per day by lactating sow ranging from 5.72 to 7.93kg. Manure solid was produced 2.75 kg per day ranging from 2.17 to 3.87kg and urine 4.23kg per day ranging from 3.55 to 4.06kg, respectively. Dry matter of feces and urine were 29.91 and 1.54%, respectively. Nitrogen and phosphorus contents in fresh feces were 0.86 and 0.30%, respectively. Nitrogen content in urine was 0.86, and phosphorus in urine was 0.47%. pH in manure was 6.73 and in urine was 8.38 respectively. Biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solid in urine were 5,196 and 308mg/$\ell$, respectively.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.13-23
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• 2015

Recently, a few image-processing based mobile urine testers have actively been studied since the urine-analysis result can be available to the user in real time immediately after the test is done. However, the accuracy of test result can be severely degraded due to variable illumination environments and a variety of manners to capture the image with a camera embedded in the smartphone according to different users. This paper proposes the Check4Urine system, a novel smartphone-based portable urine-analysis tester and provides three techniques to improve such a performance degradation problem robust to various test environments and disturbances, which are the compensation algorithm to correct the varying illumination effect, an urine strip detection algorithm robust to edge loss of the object image, and the color decision algorithm based on the pre-processed reference table. Experimental results show that the proposed Check4Urine system increases the accuracy of urine-analysis by 20-50% at various test conditions, compared with the existing image-processing based mobile urine tester.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2013

Urine production is vital for the removal of certain waste products produced by metabolism in the body and for the maintenance of homeostasis in the body. The kidneys produce urine by the following three precisely regulated processes: filtration, reabsorption, and secretion. Urine is composed of water, certain electrolytes, and various waste products that are filtered out of the blood through the glomeruli. The physical features of urine are evaluated carefully to detect any abnormal findings that may indicate underlying diseases in the genitourinary system. A change in urine color may indicate an underlying pathological condition, although many of the causes of abnormal urine color are benign effects of medications and foods. A characteristic and specific odor may be the result of a metabolic disease rather than a concentrated specimen or a simple urinary tract infection. Although transient changes in urine output and nocturia are usually benign conditions, persistent abnormal findings require further workup, with a thorough medical history taking. This article presents many of the conditions that physicians may encounter and will help them in the diagnosis and in establishing a treatment plan.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.214-220
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• 1991

As chromium in urine remains as oxychromic acid ions, chromium was extracted by using ion pair formed by anion exchanger trioctylamine. then after it is noted whether this TOA-MIBK method is effective or not for the chromium analysis by using flame method of Atomic absorption Spectrophotometric Analysis. The result is as following. 1. Effects of various acids on the extraction of Cr with MIBK including TOA are good in order $NHO_3$, $H_2SO_4$, HCl in distilled water sample and its proper concentration of HCl is 0.2 N. 2. For the analysis of urine sample, the best result can be achieved by following condition. After finished pretreatment adjusted to pH 6.5-7.5 by NaOH and again controlled pH 0.5-0.6 by HCl. 3. Though TOA concentration slightly affects the analytic value, best result is noted in 1-3% concentration. 4. Recovery rates of urine samples made by $0.3mg/l{\cdot}urine$, $0.6mg/l{\cdot}urine$, $0.9mg/l{\cdot}urine$ are shown from 96.7% to 104.8%. 5. Recovery rates of urine samples made by $0.01mg/l{\cdot}urine$, $10.03mg/{\cdot}urine$, $0.05mg/l{\cdot}urine$ are shown from 89.3% to 98.6%.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2002

Color correction methods of chromaticity coordinates using Color Matching Function (CMF) were studied to develop a device-independent portable-type urine analyzer. The reflection spectra were measured for the degrees of 10 test items of the urine reagent strip (urine strip) to develop a portable-type urine analyzer. A computer simulation was performed to quantitatively distinguish the color reactions of the urine system, by using the spectral power distribution of Light Emitting Diode(LED), the reflection of a urine strip, and spectral sensitivity of a photodiode. To develop a device-independent system, chromaticity coordinates were modified to reduce the color deviations in the urine strip, by using the temperature compensation of LED and the color transformation by CMF. The experimental values obtained by developed urine system exhibited the accuracy above 95% for all color samples.