[Evaluation of a screening test for urinary infection].
The interest of using a reagent strip (Multistix-8 SG, Ames, Miles Laboratories) as a screen for urinary tract infection was evaluated in a clinical study involving several sites and 2,183 adult urine specimens of which 340 were infected. The results are expressed in terms of sensitivity, specificity, predictive value of a negative and positive test. The predictive value of a negative test for nitrites in combination with leucocytes (97.5%) justifies the use of the reagent strip in eliminating non-infected urine.
Audurier
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Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital Trousseau, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours, France.
Burdin
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Darbas
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Kohler
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Laudat
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Mayeux
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Pavis
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D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011934:Reagent Strips; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
D011934:Reagent Strips
Evaluation d'un test de dépistage de l'infection urinaire.