Validating the prediction of lower urinary tract infection in primary care: Sensitivity and specificity of urinary dipsticks and clinical scores in women

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 576, 2010, Pages 495-500

  Little, Paul ^a   Turner, Sheila ^a   Rumsby, Kate ^a   Jones, Rachel ^a   Warner, Greg ^b   Moore, Michael ^c   Lowes, J Andrew ^d   Smith, Helen ^a   Hawke, Catherine ^e   Leydon, Geraldine ^a   Mullee, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Nightingale Surgery   (United States)

^c Three Swans Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e Hastings and St Leonard Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Clinical scoring; Diagnosis; Primary care; Urinalysis; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

LEUKOCYTE ENZYME; LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE; NITRITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; BLOOD LEVEL; CELL LEVEL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIPSTICK TEST; DYSURIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOCTURIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE COLOR; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT STRIPS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650424857     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X514747     Document Type: Article

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