Urinary tract infection during pregnancy - Dipstick urinalysis vs. culture and sensitivity

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-24

  D'Souza, Zoë ^a,c   D'Souza, D ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NITRITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT STRIPS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 1642440052     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610310001620233     Document Type: Article

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