The Role of Urinary Nitrite in Predicting Bacterial Resistance in Urine ...
This study aimed to investigate if nitrite findings in urinalysis could be utilized to guide bacterial isolate and resistance when treating UTIs. Materials and methods. The urine samples of 59 …
Diagnostic hallmarks of urinary tract infection
2020年12月22日 · The presence of nitrite in urine is a strong indication of gram-negative bacterial UTI. Nitrates (NO3-) are consumed in the diet and are excreted in the urine without being …
Interpretation of Urinalysis and Urine Culture for UTI Treatment
2013年11月15日 · A test that is positive for nitrites in the urine indicates the presence of an organism that reduces nitrate. 1 However, not all urinary pathogens are nitrate reducers.
In Vitro Evaluation of a New Treatment for Urinary Tract Infections ...
We have done an in vitro evaluation of a new concept for the treatment of urinary tract infections caused by nitrate-reducing bacteria. This method involves a two-step procedure in which …
Can urinary nitrites or other urinalysis findings be a predictor of ...
Several factors can lead to a false negative nitrite result, including a short time between urine collection and testing, the amount of bacteriuria, a urine pH less than 6.0, organisms that …
Can Urinary Nitrite Results Be Used to Conduct Antimicrobial Option …
This study showed that there is no correlation between urinary nitrite results and bacterial resistance to antimicrobial drugs. Therefore, it seems that physicians should not adjust …
Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年11月13日 · The nitrate test is the most accurate dipstick test for a UTI because bacteria must be present in the urine to convert nitrates to nitrites. This process takes 6 hours and is …
Nitrite-negative results in urinary tract infection by …
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infections among humans. Urine culture is the gold standard diagnostic method for UTI; however, the dipstick test for nitrite is a …
Reliability of dipstick assay in predicting urinary tract in ... - LWW
Urine dipstick analysis is a quick, cheap and a useful test in predicting Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in hospitalized patients. Our aim is to evaluate the reliability (sensitivity) of urine dipstick …
In vitro evaluation of a new treatment for urinary tract infections ...
We hypothesized that acidification of nitrite-rich infected urine would result in the killing of the nitrate-reducing bacteria. An Escherichia coli control strain and a mutant lacking nitrate …