Accurate and fast diagnostic algorithm for febrile urinary tract infections in humans

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 356-362

  Gieteling, E ^a   van de Leur, J J C M ^b   Stegeman, C A ^c   Groeneveld, P H P ^a  

^a Internal Medicine   (Netherlands)

^b Departments of Clinical Chemistry Isala   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnostic algorithm; Emergency department; Fever; Gram stain; Urinary dipstick; Urinary tract infection; Urine sediment

Indexed keywords

NITRITE;

AGED; ALGORITHM; BACTERIAL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRITES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 84906892623     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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