Test for Reducing Substances Other than Glucose

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Test for Reducing Substances Other than Glucose

Urine specimens from certain pediatric patients should be tested for other reducing substances, such as galactose, when the results for glucose are negative using the routine dipstick method. The laboratory's procedure should define when additional testing is needed.