Prognostic value of semi-quantitative bacteruria counts in the diagnosis of group B streptococcus urinary tract infection: a 4-year retrospective study in adult patients

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Tan, Chee K ^a   Ulett, Kimberly B ^b,f   Steele, Michael ^c   Benjamin Jr, William H ^d,e   Ulett, Glen C ^a,d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^e University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^f ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic bacteruria; Bacteruria; Cystitis; Streptococcus agalactiae; Urinalysis; Urinary tract infection; Uropathogen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROTEINURIA; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL LOAD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867774489     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-273     Document Type: Article

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