TY - JOUR
T1 - Detection of asymptomatic bacteriuria in obstetric patients with a semiautomated urine screen
AU - Davis, James R.
AU - Stager, Charles E.
PY - 1985/4/15
Y1 - 1985/4/15
N2 - Urine specimens (1215) from obstetric patients were evaluated for the presence of significant bacteriuria by the Bac-T-Screen (Marion Scientific Division, Marion Laboratories, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri) and a conventional semiquantitative culture method. Seventy (5.8%) specimens were not processed successfully by the Bac-T-Screen because pigments interfered with interpretation or the test filters clogged. The remaining 1145 specimens screened by the Bac-T-Screen were compared with a conventional culture method. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for specimens containing ≥ 105 colony-forming units per milliliter were 97.4%, 70.4%, 19.0%, and 99.7%, respectively. These values for specimens containing ≥104 colony-forming units per milliliter were 92.2%, 71.6%, 24.1%, and 98.9%, respectively.
AB - Urine specimens (1215) from obstetric patients were evaluated for the presence of significant bacteriuria by the Bac-T-Screen (Marion Scientific Division, Marion Laboratories, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri) and a conventional semiquantitative culture method. Seventy (5.8%) specimens were not processed successfully by the Bac-T-Screen because pigments interfered with interpretation or the test filters clogged. The remaining 1145 specimens screened by the Bac-T-Screen were compared with a conventional culture method. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for specimens containing ≥ 105 colony-forming units per milliliter were 97.4%, 70.4%, 19.0%, and 99.7%, respectively. These values for specimens containing ≥104 colony-forming units per milliliter were 92.2%, 71.6%, 24.1%, and 98.9%, respectively.
KW - bacteriuria
KW - pregnancy complications
KW - Rapid urine screen
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U2 - 10.1016/0002-9378(85)90383-7
DO - 10.1016/0002-9378(85)90383-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 3885742
AN - SCOPUS:0021844534
SN - 0002-9378
VL - 151
SP - 1069
EP - 1073
JO - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
JF - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
IS - 8
ER -