SELFCheck Urine Infection Test 2 Single Tests

A simple home test that checks for a urinary tract infection. Urine infections are common types of bacterial infection, typically involving the lower urinary tract and including the bladder and urethra. Urinary tract infection is one of the most common reasons for females between the ages of 16 to 50 to visit their GP. It is estimated that 1 in 3 women will have a urinary tract infection before the age of 24 and half of all women will experience an infection in their lifetime. The SELFCheck Urine Infection self-test is easy to use, requiring only a small sample of fresh urine collected in a clean (free of bleach/disinfectants) container to perform the test. A visual result is available in less than 5 minutes. The SELFCheck Urine Infection self-test consists of two test strips, each able to monitor three test parameters: protein, nitrite and leucocyte esterase. The test strip is immersed in a fresh early morning urine sample ensuring that all three test pads are covered by the urine; the test strip is then removed from the sample and held vertically to drain excess urine. After a few minutes the result will appear in the form of visual colour changes to the three test pads. The level of the abnormal chemicals present in the urine sample will generate varying degrees of colour changes - the greater the colour change, the higher the levels of abnormality. SELFCheck home screening tests are ideal for detecting active bacterial infections and, of course, they can be used equally well to test if the infection has passed. Once the infection has passed the three chemicals will no longer be excreted and will not be detected in the urine.