title: Perineal cleansing does not reduce contamination of urine samples from pregnant adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Schlager
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Donowitz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*; D016482:Urinalysis / Q000379:methods*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology*