title: Office analysis of bacteriuria.
abstract: Several techniques for determining significant bacteriuria are convenient, accurate, inexpensive and applicable for office use. The nitrite test, the dehydrated culture media technique, the dip-slide method and the agar tube method are all applicable for screening at-risk populations and for treatment follow-up. In addition, the accuracy, subculturing capabilities and potential for presumptive bacterial diagnosis of the dip-slide and agar tube methods qualify them as excellent office culturing systems.
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000652:urine; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D009573:Nitrites / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D009573:Nitrites