[Can the urine dipstick be used in the diagnosis of urinary bacterial colonizations in a preoperative urological assessment?]

CONCLUSION: In spite of a good negative predictive value linked to a low prevalence of colonized patients (5%), the low sensitivity of the urine dipstick test entails a non-negligible number of false negatives. Its use as a single test of preoperative screening would expose colonized patients to the prospect of an operation, which seems to be unacceptable for some of them, notably endoscopic ones. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4. PMID: 27012836 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Progres en Urologie - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Prog Urol Source Type: research