MethodsX (Jan 2023)

Sulfosalicylic acid to detect proteins in urine of pregnant women

  • Sandra A. Fernández Macedo,
  • Esperanza Cueva Rossel,
  • Sonia Benita Fernández Tapia,
  • Julio Jimenez Agüero

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10
p. 102101

Abstract

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Preeclampsia is one of the main causes of maternal mortality in the Department of Puno, this complication is a hypertensive disease of pregnancy, it is a public health problem worldwide, for this reason it is necessary to make a timely and preventive diagnosis.An alternative, for the confirmation of this disease, is the rapid detection of proteinuria, using sulfosalicylic acid, which, due to its predictive value, can be used in establishments that do not have personnel or laboratories to carry out clinical examinations. • It is an easy-to-use reagent that uses the urine of the pregnant woman. • Support for the diagnosis of preeclampsia in pregnancy • In addition, it is used to detect proteinuria in systemic diseases.

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