title: Multistix versus laboratory urinalysis in the detection of urinary tract infection.
abstract: 1. Difficulty with the early recognition of infection is a problem when caring for patients in an extended care facility. 2. The ability to quickly differentiate between asymptomatic bacteriuria and actual infection in male extended care patients is useful for guiding antibiotic therapy. 3. The nurse-administered nitrite test proved reliable as an indicator or urinary tract infection.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pritchard
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Levernier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic