Evaluation of several methods in diagnosis of urinary tract infections in hospital
- Author:
Kieu Chi Thanh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
urinary tract infections
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Urinary Tract Infections;
Hospitals;
methods
- From:Journal of Medical Research
2003;23(3):70-73
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Studying on 643 stone-induced urinary tract infection patients at hospital to evaluate of several methods in diagnosis of urinary tract infections by direct microscopic examination of urine and urine culture followed by microscopy. The results indicated: the rates of urinary tract infections defined by methods were different. All of methods (not include nitrite) were correspond to urine culture method. The specificity and sensitivity of direct microscopic methods such as Gram stain were 73.825% and 99.55%, of leukocyte is 85.65 % and 78.20%, respectively...
