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Laboratory evaluation of leukocyte esterase and nitrite tests for the detection of bacteriuria.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Pfaller, Michael A. Koontz, Franklin P. |
| Copyright Year | 1985 |
| Abstract | We compared the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of the 1-min leukocyte esterase test and the test for urinary nitrite alone and in combination as screening tests for bacteriuria in over 5,000 clinical urine specimens. The leukocyte esterase-nitrite combination had a sensitivity of 79.2%, a specificity of 81%, and a negative predictive value of a negative test of 94.5% for specimens with greater than or equal to 10(5) CFU/ml. Although the sensitivity of this test was too low to allow its use as the only screening test for bacteriuria, it may serve as a useful adjunct to culturing and other urine-processing systems in the microbiology laboratory. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1128/jcm.21.5.840-842.1985 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://jcm.asm.org/content/21/5/840.full.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 3998118 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.21.5.840-842.1985 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 21 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of clinical microbiology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |