title: A protocol for the urine dipstick/pad method.
abstract: The urinary tract accounts for nearly one third of all infections in the long-term care setting. This article reviews factors that influence nitrite and leukocyte esterase results obtained from traditional urine dipstick analysis for assessment of urinary tract infections in elderly long-term care residents. This article also proposes a protocol for a urine dipstick pressed into an incontinence pad as an alternative to dipstick analysis of a clean-catch or catheterized urine specimen.
authors.affiliation: University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Pathology, Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program, Grand Forks, USA.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Midthun
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paur
authors.forename: A Wayne
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Bruce
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D016496:Incontinence Pads; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011934:Reagent Strips; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016482:Urinalysis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D011934:Reagent Strips