title: Leukocyte esterase tests detect pyuria, not bacteriuria.
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kunin
mesh_terms: D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests; D004950:Esterases / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011776:Pyuria / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D004950:Esterases