Automated Flow Cytometry: An Alternative to Urine Culture in a Routine Clinical Microbiology Laboratory?
Joint Authors
Mejuto, Patricia
Luengo, Mariam
Díaz-Gigante, Julio
Source
International Journal of Microbiology
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-09-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The urine culture is the “gold standard” for the diagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTI) but constitutes a significant workload in the routine clinical laboratory.
Due to the high percentage of negative results, there is a need for an efficient screening method, with a high negative predictive value (NPV) that could reduce the number of unnecessary culture tests.
With the purpose of improving the efficiency of laboratory work, several methods for screening out the culture-negative samples have been developed, but none of them has shown adequate sensitivity (SE) and high NPV.
Many authors show data about the efficacy of flow cytometry in the routine clinical laboratory.
The aim of this article is to review and discuss the current literature on the feasibility of urine flow cytometry (UFC) and its utility as an alternative analytical technique in urinalysis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mejuto, Patricia& Luengo, Mariam& Díaz-Gigante, Julio. 2017. Automated Flow Cytometry: An Alternative to Urine Culture in a Routine Clinical Microbiology Laboratory?. International Journal of Microbiology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mejuto, Patricia…[et al.]. Automated Flow Cytometry: An Alternative to Urine Culture in a Routine Clinical Microbiology Laboratory?. International Journal of Microbiology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mejuto, Patricia& Luengo, Mariam& Díaz-Gigante, Julio. Automated Flow Cytometry: An Alternative to Urine Culture in a Routine Clinical Microbiology Laboratory?. International Journal of Microbiology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1167654
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1167654