Automated urinalysis and urine dipstick in the emergency evaluation of young febrile children

Pediatrics

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 523-529

  Kanegaye, John T ^a,c   Jacob, Jennifer M ^a,c   Malicki, Denise ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Fever; Flow cytometry; Urinalysis; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; NITRITE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FEVER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; URINE DIPSTICK; ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; TEST STRIP; TIME; URINE;

DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT STRIPS; TIME FACTORS; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84907213056     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-4222     Document Type: Article

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