Home screening for the detection of urinary tract infection in infancy.
Am J Dis Child
; 133(7): 713-7, 1979 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-380319
ABSTRACT
One hundred sixty-five infants of both sexes, 2 weeks to 2 years of age, were screened by their parents at home for bacteriuria. Parents were instructed during a single brief period during the initial office visit to collect and to culture their infants' urine at home. Urine was collected by specimen bag and cultured promptly at cribside using a newly developed culture kit and inoculating swab. The same specimen was cultured by the office laboratory staff by kit and swab and, as a reference standard, by the loop-MacConkey method. Infants were screened at home after three consecutive office visits. Then, 870 specimens were processed. Urinary tract infection (UTI) was diagnosed in 3.6% of the study population. Results show that home screening of infants for UTI by the parent compares favorably with screening by the office laboratory.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones Urinarias
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Dis Child
Año:
1979
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Article