Poor predictive ability of urinalysis and microscopic examination to detect urinary tract infection

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 709-713

  Van Nostrand, J D ^a   Junkins, A D ^a   Bartholdi, R K ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Leukocyte esterase; Urinalysis; Urinary tract infection; Urine culture

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; NITRITE;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NITRITES; ODDS RATIO; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 0034425266     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/428N-60XK-UQ3Q-BXLC     Document Type: Article

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