Comparison of urine culture, microscopy and nitrite dipstick tests in the detection of urinary tract infection

Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 124-127

  Buzayan, Muna M ^a   Tobgi, Rajab S ^b  

^a The Benghazi Center of Infectious Disease and Immunity (BCIDI)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Bacteriuria; Dipsticks nitrite test; E. coli; K. pneumoniae; Pyuria; Urinary tract infections (UTIs)

Indexed keywords

NITRITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIURIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIPSTICK TEST; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PYURIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 57149142089     PISSN: 10156321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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