title: Evaluation of the leukocyte esterase and nitrite urine dipstick screening tests for detection of bacteriuria in women with suspected uncomplicated urinary tract infections.
abstract: A positive dipstick urinalysis (i.e., leukocyte esterase test and/or nitrite test) did not reliably detect significant bacteriuria in 479 ambulatory women with suspected uncomplicated urinary tract infection; 18.9% of the urine samples that demonstrated significant bacteriuria would have been rejected by the laboratory based on a negative urinalysis screen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Calgary Laboratory Services (CLS), Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Semeniuk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Church
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004950:Esterases / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009573:Nitrites / Q000652:urine*; D011934:Reagent Strips; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D009573:Nitrites; D011934:Reagent Strips; D004950:Esterases