Predicting urine culture results by dipstick testing and phase contrast microscopy

Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 161-165

  Smith, Peter J ^a   Morris, Arthur J ^a,b,c   Reller, L Barth ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Microbiology Laboratory   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Laboratory diagnosis; Pyuria; Screening; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; NITRITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CELL COUNT; CELL GROWTH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPSTICK TEST; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PREDICTION; PYURIA; RELIABILITY; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; URINALYSIS; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0037613592     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020307570     Document Type: Article

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