medicalxpress : reported that Enhanced test for urinary tract infections detects more bacteria than standard test

Seventy five women will receive the standard culture plus EQUC and 150 women will receive the standard culture alone. One of the primary ways physicians diagnose urinary tract infections is with a test that detects bacteria in urine. The current test for urinary tract infections is called a standard culture. The standard culture identified most of the E. coli bacteria, but only 24 percent of the non-E. coli bacteria. The new test, called enhanced quantitative urine culture (EQUC), uses a higher volume of urine.

Enhanced test for urinary tract infections detects more bacteria than standard test

Seventy five women will receive the standard culture plus EQUC and 150 women will receive the standard culture alone. MAYWOOD, IL - One of the primary ways physicians diagnose urinary tract infections is with a test that detects bacteria in urine. The current test for urinary tract infections is called a standard culture. The standard culture identified most of the E. coli bacteria, but only 24 percent of the non-E. coli bacteria. The new test, called enhanced quantitative urine culture (EQUC), uses a higher volume of urine.

Enhanced test for urinary tract infections detects more bacteria than standard test -- ScienceDaily

Seventy five women will receive the standard culture plus EQUC and 150 women will receive the standard culture alone. One of the primary ways physicians diagnose urinary tract infections is with a test that detects bacteria in urine. The current test for urinary tract infections is called a standard culture. The standard culture identified most of the E. coli bacteria, but only 24 percent of the non-E. coli bacteria. The new test, called enhanced quantitative urine culture (EQUC), uses a higher volume of urine.


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