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Screening for bacteriuria: Microstix and dipslides.

J M Hamilton-Miller·W Brumfitt·S J Brooks·M Bakhtiar
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The Microstix system has been tested, in parallel with dipslides, for suitability as a screening technique for the detection of bacteriuria. Results obtained using each method on 228 urine specimens were assessed by comparison with the results of quantitative counts. Dipslides had a higher sensitivity (86-7%) than Microstix. The best specificity (100%) was obtained from those results (77-6%) where both components of the Microstix system were in agreement. Advantages of Microstix are its greater shelf-life and its compactness.

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J M Hamilton-Miller, W Brumfitt, S J Brooks, M Bakhtiar. 1977. Screening for bacteriuria: Microstix and dipslides.. https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.53.619.248

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