Uriscreen, a rapid enzymatic urine screening test: Useful predictor of significant bacteriuria in pregnancy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 410-413

  Hagay, Zion ^a   Levy, Roni ^b   Miskin, Avraham ^b   Milman, Dora ^b   Sharabi, Hadasa ^b   Insler, Vaclav ^b  

^a KAPLAN HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYURIA; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; URINALYSIS; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0029866093     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(95)00451-3     Document Type: Article

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