The sensitivity of a urinalysis for diagnosing urinary tract infection (UTI) is not optimal—75%-85%, depending on the study. Although the American Academy of ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of a leukocyte esterase strip test may be a reliable tool to diagnose persistence of infection during second ...
Point-of-care urine dipstick demonstrated higher sensitivity (90.2%) and specificity (92.6%) than laboratory urinalysis for diagnosing urinary tract infection (UTI) in febrile infants aged 2-6 months.
DALLAS - March 8, 2021 - A study led by UT Southwestern and Children's Health researchers defines parameters for the number of white blood cells that must be present in children's urine at different ...
The use of leukocyte esterase reagent strips offers a rapid, cheap and simple alternative to manual counting of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) in ascitic fluid for the diagnosis of spontaneous ...
595.0 acute cystitis 599.0 UTI, site not specified 041.4 Escherichia coli V13.02 personal history, urinary (tract) infection Presumptive diagnosis of UTI can be made in symptomatic women if there is ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently saw my doctor for some fatigue and lightheadedness, and my doctor ordered some tests. I'm concerned that the urine test showed trace positive for ketones, leukocyte esterase ...
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