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Comparison of Sterile Bag, Clean Catch and Suprapubic Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Urinary Infection in Early Childhood
Author(s) -
HARDY J.D.,
FURNELL P. M.,
BRUMFITT W.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1976.tb03021.x
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , general hospital , medical school , pediatrics , medical education , nursing
Bag, clean catch and suprapubic specimens of urine were taken on the same day in a group of 30 unwell infants and young children. On microbiological grounds suprapubic aspiration was far superior to clean catch collection and clean catch collection superior to bag collection in the diagnosis of urinary tract infection.