Urine Screening Strategy Employing Dipstick Analysis and Selective Culture: An Evaluation

Loo, Stanley Y. T.; Scottolini, A G; Luangphinith, Somkeng; Adam, Audrey L.; Jacobs, Lee D.; Mariani, Albert J.

doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(17)48828-8

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“…Pyuria was determined by counting the number of leukocytes per high-power (magnification, x400) field from a centrifuged urine specimen. A result of .4 leukocytes per high-power field was considered positive (39) and appeared to offer, on the basis of our experience and that of previous reports (19,39), satisfactory clinical correlation.…”

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Efficacy of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of urinary tract immunoglobulins for diagnosis of urinary tract infections

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Results of the Uristat test (Shield Diagnostics Ltd.), a novel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of urine antibodies to seven common bacterial pathogens, were compared with results of urine culture, urinalysis, and clinical history to determine the usefulness of Uristat in the diagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTIs). Midstream, catheterized, and indwelling catheter urine specimens sent to the laboratory for culture were included in the study. Quantitative cultures were performed on both 5% sheep blood agar and eosin-methylene blue agar. Uristat ELISAs were performed according to the manufacturer's instructions. By using a Bacillus subtilis bioassay technique, antibacterial activity was detected in the urine of 236 (22.2%) of 1,061 patients. Probable, possible, or asymptomatic UTIs were diagnosed for 258 (24.3%) of the 1,061 patients. Of those infections, 219 (84.9%o) were caused by bacterial species whose antibodies were detectable by Uristat. Uristat's sensitivity and specificity were 76.7 and 56.0%o, respectively. Uristat's predictive values of positive and negative results were 31.2 and 90.2%, respectively. Further development of the Uristat test is necessary before it can be of assistance in the diagnosis of UTIs.on July 6, 2020 by guest

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“…Several studies have shown this to be the case when the test is carried out by laboratory staff (Loo et al, 1984;Bank et al, 1987;Boreland et al, 1986;Brown, 1988). Indeed, the predictive value for a negative growth was shown to be greater with stick testing (Leucocyte esterase and/or nitrite), 94 9% compared to microscopy 92% (Loo et al, 1984). The precision can be further improved, if photometry is used to read the strip-test (Boreland et al, 1986).…”

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Use of Ames SG10 Urine Dipstick for diagnosis of abdominal pain in the accident and emergency department.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

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SUMMARYIn a prospective study of 1112 patients presenting to the Accident and Emergency Department with abdominal pain; the SG1O Ames Urine Dipsticks were shown to be a valuable screening test for the detection of infected urine. Introducing this technique would reduce by at least 37% the number of urgent requests for microscopy of midstream urines (MSUs). Dipstick testing however was not a reliable screening test for microscopic haematuria.

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“…The initial problem of specimens clogging the filter has been solved by increasing the vacuum force which causes the entire specimen to be pulled through the filter card. The Bac-T-Screen is a sensitive screening test (98%) for detecting clinically significant bacteriuria (49). When compared with the clinical classification of infection rather than quantitative urine cultures, the sensitivity of the Bac-T-Screen was higher than that of the culture method at 2105 CFU/ml, 98 and 45%, respectively.…”

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“…Komaroff and Loo and associates have presented a different approach, using a urinalysis test strategy (38,49). Komaroff restricts his recommendations to use of urinalysis and urine culture results from specimens from women with different suspected etiology of acute dysuria (38).…”

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Detection of urinary tract infections by rapid methods.

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1988

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

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Urine Screening Strategy Employing Dipstick Analysis and Selective Culture: An Evaluation

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Efficacy of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of urinary tract immunoglobulins for diagnosis of urinary tract infections

Efficacy of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of urinary tract immunoglobulins for diagnosis of urinary tract infections

Use of Ames SG10 Urine Dipstick for diagnosis of abdominal pain in the accident and emergency department.

Detection of urinary tract infections by rapid methods.

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