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Donné's pus test

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A simple chemical test for finding the cause of obscurity in urine, in particular for distinguishing between mucus and pus.

Probably the same as Müller-Jochmann test.

Bibliography

  • A. Donné:
    Animalcules observés dans les matières purulentes et le produit des sécrétions des organes génitaux de l’homme et de la femme.
    Comptes rendus de l’Académie des sciences, Paris, 1836, 3: 385-386.

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