Open AccessCan urine dipstick test be an alternative to detect urinary tract infection in limited resource setting? – A validity study from Bangalore, India
Author(s) -
Abilash J Bhansali,
Leeberk Raja Inbaraj,
Carolin Elizabeth George,
Gift Norman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_696_19
Subject(s) - dipstick , medicine , leukocyte esterase , urine , dysuria , gold standard (test) , urinary system , urinalysis , proteinuria , kidney
Diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) can be challenging as symptoms are nonspecific. The gold standard for the diagnosis of urine culture is not easily available in resource constrained settings. Hence, the need for affordable point of care diagnostic test could be an inexpensive alternative for urine culture or microscopy. The objective of the study was to validate the urine dipstick test to detect UTI in a resource constrained primary care setting.