TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of the FiltraCheck-UTI for detection of bacteriuria
AU - Stager, Charles E.
AU - Davis, James R.
PY - 1990/1/1
Y1 - 1990/1/1
N2 - The FiltraCheck-UTI (FC) is a disposable colorimetric urine screen for bacteriuria that requires <1 min to perform. The results of the FC and two other urine screens, the Bac-T-Screen (BTS) and the Chemstrip LN test strip (LN), were compared with a quantitative culture method. A total of 551 urine specimens were tested. The sensitivity of FC, BTS, and LN for probable pathogens at ≥105 CFU/ml was 94.8%, 97.4%, and 77.9% respectively. These values for specimens with probable pathogens at ≥104 CFU/ml were 91.1%, 92.1%, and 74.3%, respectively. When the LN was combined with the FC or BTS as a urine screen, the sensitivity for probable pathogens was improved.
AB - The FiltraCheck-UTI (FC) is a disposable colorimetric urine screen for bacteriuria that requires <1 min to perform. The results of the FC and two other urine screens, the Bac-T-Screen (BTS) and the Chemstrip LN test strip (LN), were compared with a quantitative culture method. A total of 551 urine specimens were tested. The sensitivity of FC, BTS, and LN for probable pathogens at ≥105 CFU/ml was 94.8%, 97.4%, and 77.9% respectively. These values for specimens with probable pathogens at ≥104 CFU/ml were 91.1%, 92.1%, and 74.3%, respectively. When the LN was combined with the FC or BTS as a urine screen, the sensitivity for probable pathogens was improved.
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U2 - 10.1016/0732-8893(90)90019-R
DO - 10.1016/0732-8893(90)90019-R
M3 - Article
C2 - 2076590
AN - SCOPUS:0025146182
SN - 0732-8893
VL - 13
SP - 289
EP - 295
JO - Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
JF - Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
IS - 4
ER -