Screening of asymptomatic bacteriuria: Urinalysis or Urine culture? Which one is more cost- effective?

Abstract Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) is one of the most common problems during pregnancy. In our public health system, screening of ABU by urinalysis (UA) is free for all pregnant women but urine culture (UC) is more sensitive and specific than UA. Determination of condition to screeni...

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Main Authors: Ziba Farajzadegan, Parisa Mirmoghtadaee, Ferdos Mehrabian
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences 2008-09-01
Series:مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان
Online Access:http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/122