Performance of the dipstick screening test as a predictor of negative urine culture

ABSTRACT Objective To investigate whether the urine dipstick screening test can be used to predict urine culture results. Methods A retrospective study conducted between January and December 2014 based on data from 8,587 patients with a medical order for urine dipstick test, urine sediment analy...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Gimenes Marques, André Mario Doi, Jacyr Pasternak, Márcio dos Santos Damascena, Carolina Nunes França, Marinês Dalla Valle Martino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082017000100034&lng=en&tlng=en