Most diagnostic methods for newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit are invasive, requiring tissue or blood samples. Researchers in Russia report in a new study, however, that urine may be effective for diagnosing respiratory conditions in the youngest of patients.
Testing urine samples for a set of proteins may help improve diagnosis of respiratory conditions in newborns, according a proof-of-concept study published in the Journal of Proteomics.
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