Quantitative unspun-urine microscopy as a quick, reliable examination for bacteriuria

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-132

  Hiraoka, Masahiro ^a   Hida, Y ^a   Mori, Y ^a   Tsukahara, H ^a   Ohshima, Y ^a   Yoshida, H ^a   Mayumi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Renal damage; Staphylococcus; Streptococcus; Urinary infection; Urinary microscopy

Indexed keywords

OIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIURIA; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE UNSPUN URINE MICROSCOPY; RELIABILITY; ROTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIURIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PHENAZINES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 17644373463     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510510013514     Document Type: Article

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