Journal article
Bladder tumor antigen stat test in non-urothelial malignant urologic conditions
The Israel Medical Association journal, Vol.4(3), pp.174-175
03/01/2002
PMID: 11908255
Abstract
BACKGROUNDThe bladder tumor antigen stat is a simple and fast one-step immunochromatographic assay for the detection of bladder tumor-associated antigen in urine.OBJECTIVESTo evaluate the BTA stat in non-bladder cancer patients in order to identify the categories contributing to its low specificity.METHODSA single voided urine sample was collected from 45 patients treated in the urology clinic for conditions not related to bladder cancer. Each urine sample was examined by the BTA stat test and cytology.RESULTSThe overall specificity of the BTA stat test was 44%, which was significantly lower than that of urine cytology, 90%. The false positive rates for the BTA stat test varied among the different clinical categories, being highest in cases of urinary tract calculi (90%), and benign prostatic hypertrophy (73%). Exclusion of these categories from data analysis improved BTA stat specificity to 66%.CONCLUSIONSClinical categories contributing to low BTA stat specificity can be identified, and their exclusion improves the specificity of this test.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Bladder tumor antigen stat test in non-urothelial malignant urologic conditions
- Creators
- Moshe WaldSarel HalachmiGilad AmielShahar MadjarMichael MulleradInes MiselevitzBoaz MoskovitzOfer Nativ
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Israel Medical Association journal, Vol.4(3), pp.174-175
- PMID
- 11908255
- ISSN
- 1565-1088
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2002
- Academic Unit
- Urology
- Record Identifier
- 9984320064502771
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