Screening urine samples for significant bacteriuria in the clinical microbiology laboratory

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 26, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 179-183

  Church, Deirdre ^a,b   Gregson, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Canada T3C 0J5 ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIURIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PYURIA; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 9644260659     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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