title: [Evaluation of a screening test for urinary infection].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital Trousseau, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Audurier
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Burdin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Darbas
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kohler
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laudat
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mayeux
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pavis
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D011934:Reagent Strips
vernacular_title: Evaluation d'un test de dépistage de l'infection urinaire.