COMPARISON OF URINE CULTURE AND URINE DIPSTICK ANALYSIS IN DIAGNOSIS OF URINARY TRACT INFECTION

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 Nitrite (NIT) and Leukocyte Esterase (LE) testing...

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Main Author: P. Ayazi M. M. Daneshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2007-12-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3325