Unsatisfactory performance of flow cytometer UF-100 and urine strips in predicting outcome of urine cultures

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 4169-4171

  Zaman, Z ^a   Roggeman, S ^a   Verhaegen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT STRIPS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034758044     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.11.4169-4171.2001     Document Type: Article

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