Original Article
Diagnostic Accuracy of Urine Microalbumin and Serum Uric Acid: A Case-control Study of Patients with Preeclampsia in the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
Author(s):
Mabel Ephraim, Kweku Bedu-Addo, Cornelius A Turpin, Richard K.D Ephraim* and Enoch O Anto
Background: There is increasing prevalence of preeclampsia coupled with the need to identify and institutionalize more sensitive diagnostic tools for preeclampsia. This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of urine microalbumin and serum uric acid as early markers of preeclampsia among Ghanaian women attending antenatal care at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). Methods: A case-control study was conducted among pregnant women at the Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) department of the KATH, Kumasi-Ghana from October 2011 to May 2012. One hundred and twenty-three (123) participants were recruited for this study after written informed consent was obtained. Socio-demographic characteristics, medical history and previous obstetric history was obtained through medical records of the eligible participants. Blood pre.. Read More»
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