Validity of urinalysis and microscopy for detecting urinary tract infection in the emergency department

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 141-147

  Leman, P ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostic test; Emergency; Microbiology; Urinalysis; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLESTERASE; LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE; NITRITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE;

ADULT; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MICROSCOPY; NITRITES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIAGE; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 0036599515     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200206000-00008     Document Type: Article

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