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. 2006 Jul-Aug;33(4):396-400.
doi: 10.1097/00152192-200607000-00008.

A protocol for the urine dipstick/pad method

Susan Midthun  1 , Ruth Paur, A Wayne Bruce
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A protocol for the urine dipstick/pad method

Susan Midthun et al. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2006 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

The urinary tract accounts for nearly one third of all infections in the long-term care setting. This article reviews factors that influence nitrite and leukocyte esterase results obtained from traditional urine dipstick analysis for assessment of urinary tract infections in elderly long-term care residents. This article also proposes a protocol for a urine dipstick pressed into an incontinence pad as an alternative to dipstick analysis of a clean-catch or catheterized urine specimen.

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  • A protocol for the urine/dipstick pad method.
    Pickett M. Pickett M. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2007 Mar-Apr;34(2):124; author reply 124. doi: 10.1097/01.WON.0000264819.65366.92. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2007. PMID: 17413823 No abstract available.

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