title: Home urine cultures by the dip-strip method: results in 289 cultures.
abstract: Bacteriuria screening on 289 children was performed by their parents by means of a self-administered dip-strip culture which was inoculated, incubated, and interpreted in the home. Simultaneous pour-plate quantitative cultures and laboratory-tested dip-strip cultures were done on the same urine specimen which had been tested at home. The dip-strip culture was reliable (89%) in detecting significant bacteriuria with home administration and interpretation. Only 1.6% false-positive results occurred in the home testing. The dip-strip home cultures are an effective way for screening or follow-up of patients with bacteriuria.
mesh_terms: D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003470:Culture Media; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D009573:Nitrites; D011511:Proteus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011934:Reagent Strips; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D009573:Nitrites; D011934:Reagent Strips