The Effectiveness of Dipstick for the Detection of Urinary Tract Infection.

Isaac Dadzie Elvis QuansahMavis Puopelle DakorahVictoria AbiadeEbenezer Takyi-AmuahRichmond Adusei

Published in: The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale (2019)

Combined performance of nitrite and leucocyte esterase results appeared better than the solo performance of nitrite and leucocyte esterase. However, little confidence should be placed on dipstick diagnosis; hence, request for quantity culture should be encouraged in the primary healthcare settings.

Keyphrases

loop mediated isothermal amplification
urinary tract infection
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