Clinical accuracy of point-of-care urine culture in general practice.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the clinical accuracy (sensitivity (SEN), specificity (SPE), positive predictive value and negative predictive value) of two point-of-care (POC) urine culture tests for the identification of urinary tract infection (UTI) in general practice.

Design

Prospective diagnostic accuracy study comparing two index tests (Flexicult™ SSI-Urinary Kit or ID Flexicult™) with a reference standard (urine culture performed in the microbiological department).

Setting

General practice in the Copenhagen area patients. Adult female patients consulting their general practitioner with suspected uncomplicated, symptomatic UTI.

Main outcome measures

(1) Overall accuracy of POC urine culture in general practice. (2) Individual accuracy of each of the two POC tests in

SUBMITTER: Holm A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5499317 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature