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Development and validation of a parsimonious prediction model for positive urine cultures in outpatient visits.

PLOS Digital Health, 2023
Urine culture is often considered the gold standard for detecting the presence of bacteria in the urine. Since culture is expensive and often requires 24-48 hours, clinicians often rely on urine dipstick test, which is considerably cheaper than culture ...
Ghadeer O Ghosheh, Terrence Lee St John, Pengyu Wang, Vee Nis Ling, Lelan R Orquiola, Nasir Hayat, Farah E Shamout, Y Zaki Almallah   +7 more
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Urine collection methods and dipstick testing in non-toilet-trained children [PDF]

Pediatric Nephrology, 2020
AbstractUrinary tract infection is a commonly occurring paediatric infection associated with significant morbidity. Diagnosis is challenging as symptoms are non-specific and definitive diagnosis requires an uncontaminated urine sample to be obtained.
Diviney, James, Jaswon, Mervyn S.
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Diagnostic performance of urine dipstick test for urinary tract infection screening in individuals with spinal cord injury

Journal of the Scientific Society, 2016
Objectives: To determine the diagnostic performance of urine dipstick test for urinary tract infection (UTI) screening in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. Study Design: A cross-sectional diagnostic study.
Patpiya Sirasaporn
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Urine-based point-of-care testing for factor-Xa-inhibitors in acute ischemic stroke patients: a feasibility study

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
IntroductionDirect oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have become widely used in clinical practice for preventing thromboembolic events. Point-of-care testing methods, particularly those based on urine samples, offer a promising approach for rapid and accurate ...
Thorsten R. Doeppner, Thorsten R. Doeppner, Thorsten R. Doeppner, Thorsten R. Doeppner, Linus Olbricht, Toska Maxhuni, Omar Alhaj Omar, Ulrich J. Sachs, Martin B. Juenemann, Hagen B. Huttner, Hagen B. Huttner, Hagen B. Huttner, Stefan T. Gerner, Stefan T. Gerner, Stefan T. Gerner   +14 more
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Rapid tests and urine sampling techniques for the diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) in children under five years: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2005
Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common sources of infection in children under five. Prompt diagnosis and treatment is important to reduce the risk of renal scarring.
A Doley, A Hoberman, A Hoberman, A Hoberman, AG Weinberg, AM Rodriguez Caballero, AS Aronson, B Bulloch, B Lejeune, B Schersten, C Villanustre Ordonez, CB Begg, CE Armengol, CE Armengol, CM Kunin, CV Pryles, D Vickers, DS Lin, DS Lin, EB Mendez, FJ Marsik, FY Anad, G Schreiter, G Vangone, GR Lockhart, GS Liptak, H Braude, H Saxena, H Tahirovic, HA Cohen, Ian Watt, IJ Ramage, J Benito Fernandez, J Benito Fernandez, J Labbe, J Larcombe, J Matthai, J Parmington, J Pylkkanen, J Rodriguez Cervilla, J Steurer, J Steurer, J Todd, J Upadhyay, J Wiggelinkhuizen, JA Lohr, JD Hardy, JL Fleiss, JM Littlewood, Jos Kleijnen, Julie Cooper, K Dickersin, KN Shaw, KN Shaw, L Huicho, L Kohler, LE Moses, LS Palmer, M Demi, M Farrell, M Giraldez, M Hiraoka, M Marret, MA Santos, Marie Westwood, MH Gorelick, MN Woodward, N Sharief, P Whiting, PC Boreland, PD Holland, Penny Whiting, PMM Bossuyt, PS Dayan, PS Dayan, R Bachur, R DerSimonian, R Lagos Zuccone, R Manson, RD Craver, RD Wammanda, RE Morton, RF Galbraith, RS Fennell, S Arslan, S Dosa, S Feasey, SJ Vernon, SM Downs, T Ahmad, VN Purwar, Y Waisman   +91 more
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Optimal management of urinary tract infections in older people [PDF]

, 2011
Urinary tract infections (UTI) occur frequently in older people. Unfortunately, UTI is commonly overdiagnosed and overtreated on the basis of nonspecific clinical signs and symptoms.
Beveridge, Louise A., Davey, Peter G., McMurdo, Marion E. T., Phillips, Gabby   +3 more
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Reliability of dipstick assay in predicting urinary tract infection

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2015
Aims: Urine dipstick analysis is a quick, cheap and a useful test in predicting Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in hospitalized patients. Our aim is to evaluate the reliability (sensitivity) of urine dipstick analysis against urine culture in the diagnosis
Anith Kumar Mambatta, Jayalakshmi Jayarajan, Vinitha L Rashme, Sanchitha Harini, Sujaya Menon, Jayachandran Kuppusamy   +5 more
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COMPARISON OF URINE CULTURE AND URINE DIPSTICK ANALYSIS IN DIAGNOSIS OF URINARY TRACT INFECTION [PDF]

Acta Medica Iranica, 2007
Urine dipstick is a useful and commonly used test because of its rapidity and low cost; however its diagnostic accuracy is debatable. This research were carried out To determine sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive values of ...
P. Ayazi M. M. Daneshi
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Urinary ATP and visualization of intracellular bacteria: a superior diagnostic marker for recurrent UTI in renal transplant recipients? [PDF]

, 2014
Renal transplant recipients (RTR) are highly susceptible to urinary tract infections (UTIs) with over 50% of patients having at least one UTI within the first year.
Alberto Contreras-Sanz, Christopher K Farmer, Claire M Peppiatt-Wildman, Holly R Courtneidge, James Malone-Lee, Jerome Durodie, Kelley, Stephen P, Mark A Harber, Mark C Kelly, Michael P Delaney, Rebecca E Birch, Scott S Wildman, Stephen P Kelley   +12 more
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Measurement of urinary protein in children [PDF]

Childhood Kidney Diseases, 2022
Proteinuria is an early hallmark of kidney disease and a major risk factor for systemic cardiovascular diseases. There are several methods to measure proteinuria, such as the urine dipstick test, 24-hour urinary protein excretion method, and spot urine ...
Myung Hyun Cho
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