Evaluation of a rapid screening filter test for urinary tract infection in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 283-287

  Shaw, Kathy N ^a,b   Mcgowan, Karin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

FiltraCheck UTI ; rapid testing; urinalysis; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031000048     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199703000-00006     Document Type: Article

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