A comparative study on bacterial cultures of urine samples obtained by clean-void technique versus urethral catheterization

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 432-436

  Lau, Angela Yu ^a   Wong, Sik Nin ^a   Yip, Kam Tong ^a   Fong, Kwok Wah ^a   Li, Samantha Po Siu ^a   Que, Tak Lun ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Catheterization; Clean void urine; False positive rate; Urinary tract infection; Urine collection; Urine culture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; URETER CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

CIRCUMCISION, MALE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINE;

EID: 33947306754     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2006.00146.x     Document Type: Article

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