Urine test strips are a great diagnostic tool to understanding the patient’s overall health and their metabolic, liver and kidney functions. It is a very cost effective screening tool and have high analytical sensitivity, good compatibility and is very convenient to use. Urine test are performed in urinary tract infections, diabetes and other chronic disorders. As per National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), urinary tract infection is one of the most common sites of healthcare-associated Infections, attributing to 20% of infections. According to World Health Organization (WHO), diabetes is the prominent cause of premature death, kidney diseases, heart attack, stroke and more than 400 million population is living with it. Rising chronic disorders, rapid rising resistance to antibiotics, increasing population has increased the demand for advanced facilities for quick diagnosis.
Urine Test Strip Market Outlook
- Factors such as rising demand for research, growing awareness among the population about personal hygiene, growing incidences of chronic diseases due to change in lifestyle and environment are driving the urine strip market growth
- Home care settings segment is expected to experience robust growth during the projection period
- High cost of automated analyzers affecting market penetration in emerging economies and lack of awareness in underdeveloped countries are hampering the growth of urine strip market
Urine Test Strip Market COVID-19 Impact
- The global pandemic of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has triggered stock market instability, tight border controls, and worldwide lockdown, leading the healthcare industry, as well as large companies and governments, to restock supply chains
- The whole world is experiencing severe impact on social and financial sectors, and all global industries are facing challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Rising support from governments and several companies can help in the fight against this highly contagious disease
Urine Test Strip Market Segmental Highlights
- The urine test strip market is segmented by product type, function type, application, end user and geography
- Urine test strips available in various types as per the purpose such as protein testing, glucose testing, ketone testing, specific gravity testing , pH, blood (hemoglobin) and myoglobin testing, leukocyte testing, esterase testing , nitrite testing, bilirubin testing and urobilinogen testing
- Urine test strip market are categorized as visual test strips and automated test strips. Automated visual strips involve use of an analyzer to determine the required parameters and result is displayed as meter reading, whereas visual urine strips are provided with color blocks indicating the levels of elements being tested
- Urine test strips are utilized massively in institutes & research laboratories, hospitals & clinics, diagnostic laboratories, and in academics. In hospitals, urine test strips are used as preliminary test to screen the manifestations of any disease
Urine Test Strip Market by Geography
Urine test strip market is analyzed across the various regions geographically such as North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and rest of world. North America holds the dominant position due to growing awareness regarding self-monitoring, in 2019. Investment by various market players are flaring up the Asia-Pacific market and is expected to grow during the forecast periods from 2020 to 2026.
Urine Test Strip Market Key Players
Major market players in urine strip market are ACON, Bio-Rad, Abbott Laboratories., Beckman Coulter, Sarstedt Inc., Roche Diagnostics, Bayer Healthcare, Cardinal Health., Clarity Diagnostics, Fisher Scientific, Siemens Healthcare., Arkray Inc., Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings Ag, Sysmex, Alere, Henry Schein, Lifeassay Diagnostics (Pty), ARKRAY, Mindray, B. Braun Melsungen AG, Chiltern Medicare Ltd, Teco Diagnostics. Major players operating in this market are focusing on developing a novel treatment therapies for the disease to enhance the market share.
Urine Test Strip Market Developments
March 6 2019: The Dip.io urinalysis test system from Israeli-based Healthy.io received FDA 510(k) clearance for prescription home use which enables the patients with chronic diseases, urinary tract infections, or high-risk pregnancies to monitor their health using a testing method that’s as easy as taking a smartphone selfie.
September 2018: TechCrunch Disrupt SF launched a new product named Mira, a new device that aims to help women who are struggling to conceive. The Mira Fertility system offers personalized cycle prediction by measuring fertility hormone concentrations in urine samples, telling women which days they’re fertile.
The urine test strip market is segmented by product type, function type, application, end user and geography. Urine Test strips are obtainable in several types as per the requirements such as protein testing, glucose testing, ketone testing, specific gravity testing , pH, blood (hemoglobin) and myoglobin testing, leukocyte testing, esterase etc.
Urine test strips have widespread application in disease diagnosis and pregnancy test. Urinalysis is used to detect and manage wide variety of diseases. Urine test strips are consumed massively in institutes & research laboratories, hospitals & clinics, diagnostic laboratories, and in academics. Urine test strip market is analysed across the various regions geographically such as North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and rest of world. In 2019, North America held the dominant position in urine strip market attributed to surging awareness among the people.
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