Screening for bacteriuria in patients with spinal cord lesion: Dipstick test, microscopic examination and urine culture

Spinal Cord

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 106-108

  Faarvang, K L ^b   Muller P ^b   Lomberg, B ^b   Biering Sorensen F ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bacteriuria; Dipstick test; Spinal cord injury; Urine culture; Urine microscopy

Indexed keywords

NITRITE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD LESION; URINALYSIS; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0034018657     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100915     Document Type: Article

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