Evaluation of urinalysis parameters to predict urinary-tract infection

We evaluated the performance of automated-flow cytometry, urinalysis dipsticks and microscopic urine sediment analysis as predictors of urinary tract infection. Urine cultures were used as a reference method for comparison. Six-hundred-seventy-five urine samples from hospitalized and not hospitalize...

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Main Authors: Juliana Conrad dos Santos, Liliana Portal Weber, Leandro Reus Rodrigues Perez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000500008&lng=en&tlng=en