The sensitivity of a urinalysis for diagnosing urinary tract infection (UTI) is not optimal—75%-85%, depending on the study. Although the American Academy of ...

Urinalysis (UA) in young infants with bacteremic urinary tract infection (UTI) is more sensitive than previous research suggested it was in infants with UTI in general, according to new research. "The ...

The ability of a urinary dipstick leukocyte esterase test (LET) to predict culture-verified asymptomatic urethral infections of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae was determined in 1095 ...

DALLAS - March 8, 2021 - A study led by UT Southwestern and Children's Health researchers defines parameters for the number of white blood cells that must be present in children's urine at different ...

UTIs account for 1.1 million pediatric office visits annually and are a significant clinical syndrome in childhood. UTI is typically caused by a bacterial pathogen. The infection involves the lower ...

Researchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson found that leukocyte esterase reagent strips, which are commonly used to diagnose urinary tract infections, can also be used to rapidly diagnose ...

The use of leukocyte esterase reagent strips offers a rapid, cheap and simple alternative to manual counting of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) in ascitic fluid for the diagnosis of spontaneous ...

HealthDay News — For infants undergoing microscopic urinalysis as part of urinary tract infection (UTI) evaluation, urine concentration should be included in the interpretation, according to a study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Automation has not improved the accuracy of UTI screening tests, researchers found. Choosing not to order urine ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently saw my doctor for some fatigue and lightheadedness, and my doctor ordered some tests. I'm concerned that the urine test showed trace positive for ketones, leukocyte esterase ...