Discrediting microscopic pyuria and leucocyte esterase as diagnostic surrogates for infection in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms: Results from a clinical and laboratory evaluation

BJU International

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 231-238

  Kupelian, Anthony S ^a   Horsley, Harry ^a   Khasriya, Rajvinder ^a   Amussah, Rasheedah T ^b   Badiani, Raj ^b   Courtney, Angela M ^b   Chandhyoke, Nihil S ^b   Riaz, Usama ^a   Savlani, Karishma ^b   Moledina, Malik ^c   Montes, Samantha ^b   O'Connor, Dominic ^b   Visavadia, Rakhee ^b   Kelsey, Michael ^d   Rohn, Jennifer L ^a   Malone Lee, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

lower urinary tract symptoms; microscopic pyuria; urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID; ESTERASE; LEUCOCYTE ESTERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL LOSS; CENTRIFUGATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIPSTICK; DIPSTICK URINE ANALYSIS; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DEVICE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPIC PYURIA; MICROSCOPY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYURIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING; STORAGE; URINALYSIS; URINE CULTURE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYURIA; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84879687656     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11694.x     Document Type: Article

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