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Correlation of urinalysis and dipstick results with catheter-associated urinary tract infections in surgical ICU patients

Authors: Daniel S. Schwartz, James E. Barone

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 11/2006

Abstract

Objective

To determine the utility of urinalysis and dipstick results in predicting urinary tract infections in catheterized ICU patients.

Design and setting

Urine samples were collected for 4 months from patients admitted a ten-bed surgical ICU of an urban public teaching hospital designated by the state of New York as a level I trauma center. The correlation was analyzed between urinalysis and dipstick results from urine samples and subsequent quantitative culture results.

Patients

All patients with indwelling urinary catheters admitted to the ICU were considered eligible; 106 patients were enrolled, and 300 individual urine samples were analyzed.

Measurements and results

There were 44 catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Nitrite presence was the best indicator of infection (91.8% specificity) but was not a reliable clinical test due to a sensitivity of 29.5% and positive and negative likelihood ratios of 3.52 and 0.56, respectively. None of the other parameters (leukocyte esterase, white blood cell count, urobilinogen, presence of yeast or bacteria) were independently correlated with the culture results either individually or in combination.

Conclusions

Based on our data we cannot recommend the use of urinalysis or dipstick in screening for potential catheter-associated urinary tract infections.

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Title: Correlation of urinalysis and dipstick results with catheter-associated urinary tract infections in surgical ICU patients
Authors: Daniel S. Schwartz
James E. Barone
Publication date: 01-11-2006
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 11/2006
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-006-0365-5

At a glance: The STEP trials

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Correlation of urinalysis and dipstick results with catheter-associated urinary tract infections in surgical ICU patients

Abstract

Objective

Design and setting

Patients

Measurements and results

Conclusions

At a glance: The STEP trials

Springer Medicine

Abstract

Objective

Design and setting

Patients

Measurements and results

Conclusions

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