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VETERINARY CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
Volume 44, Issue 2, Pages 229-233Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/vcp.12245
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False-positive test results; preanalytic factors; urinalysis
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BackgroundUrinalysis data in preclinical toxicology studies can be influenced by preanalytic and analytic factors which have the potential to confound interpretation. There is a paucity of information regarding positive reagent strip urinary blood reactions in healthy nonhuman primates (NHP) and Beagle dogs used in preclinical toxicology studies. ObjectivesThe objectives were (1) to establish historical control data for reagent strip urinary blood reactions in healthy NHP and Beagle dogs, (2) to determine the incidence of positive urinary blood reactions during predose and dosing phases, and (3) to determine if collection practice was a relevant parameter. MethodsHistorical control data from 2 institutions in the biopharmaceutical industry were retrospectively analyzed for reagent strip urinary blood reactions in healthy NHP and Beagles. The incidence of positive results between the 2 institutions with different urine collection practices and between males and females was compared. ResultsThe incidence of positive urinary blood reactions in NHP was comparable between institutions (14% in males; 33% in females), while the incidence of positive urinary blood reactions in Beagles was more variable (77% in males; 69% in females), and higher in females during the dosing phase. ConclusionsPositive urinary blood results that could potentially be misinterpreted as toxicologically relevant were identified in healthy NHP and Beagles during predose and dosing phases. Different incidences of positive results between the 2 institutions were likely related to collection practices. Strategies to reduce feces and food contamination of collected urine samples should help minimize false-positive urinary blood reactions.
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