Positive Urine Nitrite Test: An Accurate Predictor of Absence of Pure Enterococcal Bacteriuria

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 681-682

  Holloway, Jennifer ^a   Joshi, Nirmal ^a   O'Bryan, Thomas ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIURIA; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIURIA; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NITRITES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0034221627     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200007000-00008     Document Type: Article

References (2)

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