Open AccessEvaluation of acridine orange staining of uncentrifuged urine as a screening method for diagnosis of urinary tract infection
Author(s) -
Abiroo Jan,
Akeela Fatima,
Nighat Akhter
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of medical sciences/journal of medical sciences (srinagar. online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2582-063X
pISSN - 0972-110X
DOI - 10.33883/jms.v20i1.313
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary system , bacteriuria , prostatitis , urine , asymptomatic bacteriuria , sepsis , pyuria , gram staining , intensive care medicine , acridine orange , asymptomatic , urology , pathology , antibiotics , staining , microbiology and biotechnology , prostate , cancer , biology
The term urinary tract infection (UTI) encompasses a variety of clinical entities, including asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB), cystitis, prostatitis, and pyelonephritis 1. UTIs are the leading cause of gram negative sepsis in hospitalized patients and are the origin for about half of all nosocomial infections caused by urinary catheters 2. UTI is associated with considerable cost in terms of morbidity and economic and research expenditure.3 JMS 2017; 20(1):49-51