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Evaluation of Dip-Strip Combination Nitrite/Culture Test

Calvin M. Kunin, MD; Jane E. DeGroot, RN

JAMA. 1975;231(13):1349-1353.

Abstract
A self-administered dip-strip device was used to screen for urinary tract infection in female subjects. Fifty-two cases of significant persistent bacteriuria were detected among 2,250 subjects by simultaneous use of pourplate quantitative cultures. The dip-strip culture test had good reliability in detecting Gram-negative organisms. Repeated nitrite tests, performed on first-morning specimens and read by the patient, also had good reliability in detecting Gram-negative bacteria. No false-positive tests occurred. The device is effective in screening out contaminants, thus decreasing the need for repeated testing.

(JAMA 231:1349-1353, 1975)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, and the Veterans Administration Hospital (Ms. DeGroot), Madison, Wis.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Veterans Administration Hospital, 2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison, WI 53705 (Dr. Kunin).

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