title: Diagnostics and categories of patients.
abstract: Care in identifying and categorizing patients is a critical first step in proper drug evaluation. The appropriate diagnostic tests include culture and urinalysis. They are essential for the firm establishment of a diagnosis and should be sensitive and specific enough to meet the appropriate clinical requirements. The clinical categories outlined are encountered in clinical practice with a frequency that is sufficient to provide enough patients for an assessment of the response to antimicrobial therapy and to give information that will have practical value for clinicians.
authors: Dept. of Urology, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Schaeffer
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards; D003558:Cystoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D016482:Urinalysis; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology; D014567:Urography
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents