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ABSTRACT: Objective
To assess the test characteristics of a urine dipstick test in predicting a positive urine culture in an outpatient setting in Indonesia.Design
Cross-sectional study.Setting
Two outpatient clinics in Medan, Indonesia.Participants
616 consecutively enrolled participants suspected of having a urinary tract infection.Outcome measures
The primary outcome is the estimates of accuracy (sensitivity, specificity, predictive values) where urine culture is the reference test. The secondary outcome is the post-test probability of a positive urine culture.Results
The optimal test characteristics were obtained when index test positivity was defined as any leucocyte esterase reaction and/or a nitrite reaction and reference test positivity was defined as a urine culture with a growth of at least 103 colony-forming units/mL (sensitivity: 88.2% (95% CI 81.6 to 93.1), negative predictive value: 93.0% (95% CI 88.9 to 95.9)). The post-test probability of a positive urine culture after a negative urinary dipstick test was 7% in the obstetric/gynaecology clinic and 8% in the internal medicine clinic.Conclusion
The use of a urine dipstick test in a rule-out strategy can reduce the need for urine culture and avoid the prescription of (ineffective) antibiotics in a non-urology outpatient setting.
SUBMITTER: Ginting F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6119407 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ginting Franciscus F Sugianli Adhi Kristianto AK Kusumawati R Lia RL Parwati Ida I de Jong Menno D MD Schultsz Constance C van Leth Frank F
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<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the test characteristics of a urine dipstick test in predicting a positive urine culture in an outpatient setting in Indonesia.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional study.<h4>Setting</h4>Two outpatient clinics in Medan, Indonesia.<h4>Participants</h4>616 consecutively enrolled participants suspected of having a urinary tract infection.<h4>Outcome measures</h4>The primary outcome is the estimates of accuracy (sensitivity, specificity, predictive values) where urine culture is ...[more]