scholarly journals SP716AUTOMATED FLOW CYTOMETRY OF URINARY WHITE BLOOD CELLS IS A HIGHLY SENSITIVE SCREENING TEST FOR URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN CHILDREN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. i335-i335
Author(s):  
Karl M Wissing ◽  
Hong Phuoc Duong ◽  
Nathalie Tram ◽  
Georges Mascart ◽  
Philippe Lepage ◽  
...  
2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Awang Dyan Purnomo ◽  
Untung Tranggono

Objective: Urolithiasis could be caused by urinary tract infection (UTI). UTI in patients with urolithiasis need to be diagnose and manage as soon as possible. This study was aim to determine the diagnostic value of urinalysis examination to diagnose urinary tract infection (UTI) in patients with urolithiasis.Material & method: This study was an observational analytic with cross sectional study design, comparing one diagnostic tool with the gold standard tool to diagnose UTI. Total samples collected were 186 patients at Sardjito General Hospital, Yogyakarta. Urine culture and urinalysis were performed in patients with urinalysis and UTI. The results of urine culture and urinalysis were then compared by 2x2 table.Results: The sensitivity results on leukocyte esterase, eritrocyturia, bacteriuria, and nitrite respectively were 82.7%, 57.14%, 37.59%, and 13.53%. The specificity results on nitrite, bacteriuria, eritrocyturia, and leukocyte esterase respectively were 63.26%, 56.60%, 50.94%, and 33.96%. The highest level of accuracy was leukocyte esterase with 68.81% accuracy.Conclusion: This study showed that leukocyte esterase had good sensitivity with an accuracy of 68.81%. Examination of nitrite had the highest specificity compared to the other variables in urinalysis examination.


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (609) ◽  
pp. e244-e249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill L Booth ◽  
Alexander B Mullen ◽  
David AM Thomson ◽  
Christopher Johnstone ◽  
Susan J Galbraith ◽  
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2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 801-804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Leung ◽  
Shaw Taylor ◽  
Angela Smith ◽  
Robert Spencer ◽  
Paddy Horner

In young sexually active male patients, clinical differentiation between non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) and urinary tract infection (UTI) can be difficult. UTI as a cause of NGU has been suggested before, but the prevalence of UTI among acute NGU patients has not been evaluated. We conducted a prospective cross-sectional study of 156 male patients with clinical features of acute urethritis. The prevalence of UTI among acute NGU patients was 6.4% (CI: 1.5–11.3%). There was a possible association between UTI and NGU but this was not statistically significant. The sensitivity and specificity for combining leucocyte esterase and nitrite tests were 83.3% and 89.8% respectively, with a negative predictive value of 98.8%. We conclude that a mid-stream urine specimen should routinely be collected in patients with symptoms of urethritis. This should be analysed by dipsticks incorporating nitrite and leucocyte esterase tests. Those with a positive dipstick should then be confirmed by culture.


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