title: Are Newcastle urine collection pads suitable as a means of collecting specimens from infants?
abstract: The collection of uncontaminated urine specimens from infants is not straightforward. This quasi-experimental study was designed to investigate whether 'Newcastle urine collection pads' are suitable for this purpose. A minimum of two urine specimens were collected from 50 children aged one day to five years, one using a pad and the other by using a sterile adhesive bag. Since pad specimens successfully demonstrated the presence of urinary tract infection and a lower contamination rate than bag specimens; it is concluded that they are suitable. Pad specimens contained fewer cells than bag specimens, which must be acknowledged by clinicians.
authors.affiliation: Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Feasey
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D016482:Urinalysis