To evaluate the various diagnostic methods of urinary tract infection
- Author:
Thanh Chi Kieu
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
urinary tract infection
- MeSH:
Urinary Tract Infections;
Diagnostic Equipment;
diagnosis
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
1998;(1):37-39
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
In this study, we have used various methods to define urinary tract infection in patients including Gram stain, leukocyte, leukocyte esterase, nitrite and culture of urine. Results have shown that all methods (no including nitrite) correspond to gold standard - urine culture method with regard to their sensitivity and specificity
