dipstick test

noun

1. a test for detecting the presence of sugar in the urine, as in diabetes.

Example Sentences

Sending a urine sample to the lab is the most reliable test for UTIs but results can take days so GPs often use a faster dipstick test, however, these do not pick up many cases, including Leanne's.

From BBC

Leanne tested negative for UTIs on a "dipstick test" with an NHS doctor and it was only after she went to a private consultant that her infection was confirmed by further tests.

From BBC

Traditionally, urinalysis has been performed using test strips; a typical dipstick test, which changes color to reflect a positive or negative reading, costs some five dollars and can be done anywhere.

From The New Yorker

The dipstick test picks up lipoarabinomannan, a component of the TB bacterium, in urine.

From New York Times

"The main advantage of our test is that it is noninvasive and can be developed into a urine dipstick test that could have a rapid turnaround time," said lead researcher Dr. Timothy Fernandes, from the division of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at the University of California, San Diego.

From US News