Urine dipstick for diagnosing urinary tract infection

American Family Physician

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 129-131

  Wright, Olivia Rae ^a   Safranek, Sarah ^b  

^a Southwest Washington Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; NITRITE;

COST CONTROL; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DYSURIA; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MICROSCOPY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROBABILITY; SHORT SURVEY; TELECONSULTATION; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; URINE CYTOLOGY; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

HUMANS; REAGENT STRIPS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 31544472570     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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