Office analysis of bacteriuria

Abstract

Several techniques for determining significant bacteriuria are convenient, accurate, inexpensive and applicable for office use. The nitrite test, the dehydrated culture media technique, the dip-slide method and the agar tube method are all applicable for screening at-risk populations and for treatment follow-up. In addition, the accuracy, subculturing capabilities and potential for presumptive bacterial diagnosis of the dip-slide and agar tube methods qualify them as excellent office culturing systems.