Dipstick only urinalysis screen for the pediatric emergency room

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 331-333

  Craver, Randall D ^a,b   Abermanis, Jennifer G ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dipstick; Urinalysis; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIURIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MICROSCOPY; REAGENT STRIPS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0030919111     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050288     Document Type: Article

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