Use of Urinary Reagent Strips in Testing Cerebrospinal Fluid For Meningitis - A Review

Abstract

Analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is needed to make a meningitis diagnosis to assist in the propermanagement of patients. There is a good correlation between the results of reagent strip test and laboratorymethods of CSF protein, sugar, and leukocyte estimation. CSF supplies nutrients to tissue in the nervoussystem. CSF eliminates waste products from cerebral metabolism. Cerebrospinal fluid has three mainfunctions: CSF protects against trauma on the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis is a rare infection thataffects the delicate membranes called meninges, which cover the brain and spinal cord. Index test wasdone for testing meningitis using urinary reagent strips. An intrusive outpatient procedure used to removea sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the spine’s subarachnoid area is a lumbar puncture (LP), alsocalled a spinal tap. A urinary test strip or dipstick is a simple medical tool used in normal urinalysis to assessabnormal differences in a patient’s urine. There is a good correlation between the results of reagent strip testand laboratory methods of CSF protein, sugar, and leukocyte estimation. The review gives a clear view andknowledge about the usage of urinary reagent strips in measuring CSF for meningitis.