title: Correlation of leukocyte esterase activity and bacterial isolation from body fluids.
abstract: We evaluated 230 body fluid samples, of which 131 were peritoneal effluents and 99 were other body fluids. Of these, 63 dialysates were culture positive, and 54 (85.7%) of these 63 were leukocyte esterase positive. Of 99 other body fluids, 8 were both culture positive and leukocyte esterase positive.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000382:microbiology*; D004950:Esterases / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D004950:Esterases