Overall, this review demonstrates that the urine dipstick test alone seems to be useful in all populations to exclude the presence of infection if the results of both nitrites and leukocyte-esterase are negative. Sensitivities of the combination of both tests vary between 68 and 88% in different ...
Results Specimens were obtained from 262 females (68%; mean age, 48 years; age range, 2 to 91 years) and 122 males (32%; mean age, 52 years; age range, 2 to 83 years). The majority of samples (73%) were from outpatients. Urine samples were evaluated by semi-quantitative urine cul...