RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Rapid screening for significant bacteriuria using a Coulter Counter.
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 1158
OP 1162
DO 10.1136/jcp.30.12.1158
VO 30
IS 12
A1 Smither, R
YR 1977
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/30/12/1158.abstract
AB A Coulter Counter was evaluated for detecting significant bacteriuria. Simple urinary particle counts showed agreement in 883 of the 956 (92.4%) urine specimens examined compared to a standard culture procedure. They also provided a semiquantitative estimate of bacterial numbers in specimens diagnosed as infected by culture. Sample preparation before counting was minimal, and results were obtained within two to four minutes.