Candiduria in hospitalized patients: an investigation with the Sysmex UF-1000i urine analyzer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Candiduria is common in hospitalized patients. Its management is limited because of inadequate understanding. Previous epidemiological studies based on culture assay have been limited to small study populations. Therefore, data collected by automated systems from a large target population are necessary for more comprehensive understanding of candiduria in hospitalized patients.

Methods

To determine the performance of the Sysmex UF-1000i in detecting candiduria, a cross-sectional study was designed and conducted. A total of 203 yeast-like cell (YLC)-positive and 127 negative samples were randomly chosen and subjected to microbiologic analysis. The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was used to evaluate the ability of YLC counts as measured by the Sysmex

SUBMITTER: He Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6532615 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature