Rapid screening of urine specimens for bacteriuria by the cellenium system.
This study evaluated the performance of the Cellenium 160 US urine screening system in comparison to that of the semiquantitative culture method. The performance characteristics of the Cellenium system for all clinically significant uropathogens were 89.5% sensitivity, 94.4% specificity, 97.1% negative predictive value, and 81% positive predictive value.
Pancholi
Preeti
P
Clinical Microbiology Service, Department of Pathology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA. prp9005@nyp.org
Pavletich
Kathleen
K
Della-Latta
Phyllis
P
D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003470:Culture Media; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology*
D003470:Culture Media