The progression of laboratory diagnosis for urinary tract infection
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-9158.2009.06.004
- VernacularTitle:尿路感染的实验室诊断进展
- Author:
Guijian LIU
;
Shi CHENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Urinary tract infections;
Urinalysis;
Chemistry,analytical;
Microscopy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine
2009;32(6):616-620
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Urinary tract infection (UTI)is a commonly encountered disease during routine clinical care. In the mean time, it is also a commonly encountered hospital acquired infection. UTI possesses various clinical symptoms, and usually the symptoms are atypical. The detection of leukocyturia and bacteriuria is an essential index for screening and confirmatory diagnosis of UTI. This article summarized the pathogenesis of UTI, diagnostic criteria, clinical significance and application evaluation of detection of the WBC and bacteria in urine.
