Evaluation of the centrifuged and Gram-stained smear, urinalysis, and reagent strip testing to detect asymptomatic bacteriuria in obstetric patients

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1076-1079

  McNair, Robbye D ^a,b   MacDonald, Steven R ^a   Dooley, Sharon L ^a   Peterson, Lance R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic bacteriuria; Centrifuge with Gram stain; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; NITRITE; REAGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA; BACTERIAL COUNT; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; OBSTETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; TEST STRIP; URINALYSIS; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0034091472     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.105440     Document Type: Article

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