Evaluation of the Nitrite and Leukocyte Esterase Activity Tests for the Diagnosis of Acute Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection in Men | Zendy

Jeanne Koeijers | Zendy; A. G. H. Kessels | Zendy; S. Nys | Zendy; A.I.M. Bartelds | Zendy; Gé Donker | Zendy; E.E. Stobberingh | Zendy; Annelies Verbon | Zendy

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Evaluation of the Nitrite and Leukocyte Esterase Activity Tests for the Diagnosis of Acute Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection in Men

Author(s) -

Jeanne Koeijers,

A. G. H. Kessels,

S. Nys,

A.I.M. Bartelds,

Gé Donker,

E.E. Stobberingh,

Annelies Verbon

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/521254

Subject(s) - leukocyte esterase , dipstick , nitrite , medicine , urinary system , urine , gastroenterology , esterase , diagnostic test , immunology , enzyme , biochemistry , pediatrics , biology , nitrate , ecology

For 422 male patients with symptoms indicative of a urinary tract infection, nitrite and leukocyte esterase activity dipstick test results were compared with results of culture of urine samples. The positive predictive value of a positive nitrite test result was 96%. Addition of results of the leukocyte esterase test did not improve the diagnostic accuracy of the nitrite test.

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