Evaluation of the nitrite and leukocyte esterase activity tests for the diagnosis of acute symptomatic urinary tract infection in men

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 894-896

  Koeijers, Jeanne Juliette ^a   Kessels, Alfons G H ^a   Nys, Sita ^a   Bartelds, A ^b   Donker, G ^b   Stobberingh, Ellen E ^a   Verbon, Annelies ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; NITRITE; CARBOXYLESTERASE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIPSTICK TEST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; BACTERIAL COUNT; ENZYMOLOGY; EVALUATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST STRIP; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRITES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT STRIPS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 34848910449     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/521254     Document Type: Article

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