A novel midstream urine-collection device reduces contamination rates in urine cultures amongst women

BJU International

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 360-364

  Jackson, Simon R ^a   Dryden, Mathew ^b   Gillett, Paul ^c   Kearney, Paddy ^d   Weatherall, Rosemary ^e  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e Health Services Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clean catch; Mid stream; Preterm labour; Urine collection; Urine contamination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIURIA; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; URINALYSIS; URINE;

EID: 23244433755     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05631.x     Document Type: Article

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