American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 235-241 , August 2008

A Comparison of Urinary Albumin–Total Protein Ratio to Phase-Contrast Microscopic Examination of Urine Sediment for Differentiating Glomerular and Nonglomerular Bleeding

  • Noriko Ohisa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
    • Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
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  • Katsumi Yoshida, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Technology, Tohoku University School of Health Sciences, Sendai, Japan
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  • Ryoko Matsuki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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  • Hiromi Suzuki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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  • Hideto Miura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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  • Yoshiharu Ohisa, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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  • Nobuki Murayama, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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  • Mitsuo Kaku, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infection Control and Diagnosis, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Sato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Hypertension, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Hiroshi Sato, MD, Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Hypertension, Tohoku University Hospital, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan.

Received 2 August 2007 ,Accepted 11 April 2008.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.04.014 on June 20, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(08)00828-7

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.04.014

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 235-241 , August 2008