Best methods for urine sample collection for diagnostic accuracy in women with urinary tract infection symptoms: a systematic review.
Fam Pract
; 40(1): 176-182, 2023 02 09.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35652481
Urine is one type of specimen that can be easily collected from a patient. Urinalysis testing can give the doctor valuable information about the presence of an infection in the urine and the type of microorganism causing this infection. The physician can also use the information from urine testing to diagnose and treat other diseases. The collection of the mid-stream of the urination has always been advocated. However, this recommendation has never been proven with good quality studies, and the results of the studies carried out so far have been controversial. In a systematic review, we recently determined that the use of any specimen during urination is as good as midstream collection when patients are requested to provide a urine sample and in terms of quality even specimens collected without proper cleansing are also comparable to mid-stream collection with cleansing. In the present systematic review, we evaluated the most adequate non-invasive method to collect a urine specimen for diagnosing urinary tract infections in symptomatic non-pregnant women. We identified only six studies comparing different urine sampling techniques and we did not observe any difference regarding the quality of the urine between them.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Urinárias
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Coleta de Urina
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Fam Pract
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Dinamarca
País de publicação:
Reino Unido