Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Clinical Trial
. 1988 Aug;38(313):363-5.

Collection of urine specimens in general practice: to clean or not to clean?

S M Bradbury
Clinical Trial

Collection of urine specimens in general practice: to clean or not to clean?

S M Bradbury. J R Coll Gen Pract. 1988 Aug.

Abstract

The usefulness of preparatory vulval cleansing before urine specimen collection was evaluated in women aged 16 to 75 years attending a general practice. A total of 316 specimens were examined, 158 from women with symptoms of cystitis and 158 from controls. No significant differences were found in the numbers of contaminated or unreliable results between the specimens collected with and those collected without preparatory cleansing.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Trans Assoc Am Physicians. 1956;69:56-64 - PubMed
    1. Urol Int. 1970;25(4):326-41 - PubMed
    1. Medicine (Baltimore). 1965 Jan;44:1-36 - PubMed
    1. Br Med J. 1969 May 10;2(5653):353-5 - PubMed
    1. N Z Nurs J. 1979 Mar;72(3):13-4 - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources