TABLE 1.
Comparison of MicroStreak with manual urine bacterial counts from 500 clinical samplesa
| Bacterial counts in urine specimens by the manual method (n = 5) (CFU/ml) | No. of patients with >30 colonies in quadrant 3 of plates prepared by MicroStreak/total |
|---|---|
| 0 to 103 | 0/167 |
| 103 to 104 | 0/42 |
| 104 to 105 | 1/90 |
| >105 | 199/201 |
a
Comparison of incidences of patients with >30 bacterial colonies observed in quadrant 3 of plates prepared by MicroStreak with manual urine bacterial counts from 500 clinical samples.