Nitrite and leukocyte dipstick testing for urinary tract infection in individuals with spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 128-132

  Hoffman, Jeanne M ^a   Wadhwani, Rohini ^a   Kelly, Eve ^a   Dixit, Bonnie ^a   Cardenas, Diana D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriuria; Leukocyte esterase; Nitrites; Spinal cord injuries; Urinary tract infection; Urine culture

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; NITRITE; CARBOXYLESTERASE; LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIURIA; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; ADULT; BACTERIUM; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; STANDARD; TEST STRIP; URINE;

ADULT; BACTERIA; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; HUMANS; NITRITES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT STRIPS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 3543107811     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2004.11753743     Document Type: Article

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