Performance of Urinalysis Parameters in Predicting Urinary Tract Infection: Does One Size Fit All?
Clin Infect Dis
; 79(3): 600-603, 2024 Sep 26.
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| ID: mdl-38666412
ABSTRACT
In a multihospital cohort study of 3392 patients, positive urinalysis parameters had poor positive predictive value for diagnosing urinary tract infection (UTI). Combined urinalysis parameters (pyuria or nitrite) performed better than pyuria alone for ruling out UTI. However, performance of all urinalysis parameters was poor in older women.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Piuria
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Infecciones Urinarias
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Urinálisis
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos