Effect of perineal cleansing on contamination rate of mid-stream urine culture

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-34

  Blake, Diane R ^a   Doherty, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Gonorrhea; Mid stream urine collection; Nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT); Perineal cleansing; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHLAMYDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISEPSIS; BACTERIURIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERINEUM; SPECIMEN HANDLING; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 32144458305     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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