Managing UTI in primary care: should we be sending midstream urine samples?

Editorial

Alastair D Hay. Br J Gen Pract. 2010 Jul.

. 2010 Jul;60(576):479-80.

doi: 10.3399/bjgp10X514701.

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Validating the prediction of lower urinary tract infection in primary care: sensitivity and specificity of urinary dipsticks and clinical scores in women.
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Predictive value of antimicrobial susceptibility from previous urinary tract infection in the treatment of re-infection.
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