Table 1.
RUT results |
Urine analysis |
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|
Leukocyturia
a
|
Bacteriuria |
|
at standard thresholds b | at reduced thresholds c | ||
L+ / N + (n = 74) |
73 (99%) |
61 (82%) |
70 (95%) |
58 Enterobacteriaceae |
62 Enterobacteriaceae |
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3 S. saprophyticus |
4 S. saprophyticus |
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5 miscellaneous | |||
L- / N- (n = 37) |
9 (24%) |
3 (8%) |
6 (16%) |
3 Enterobacteriaceae |
6 Enterobacteriaceae |
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2 miscellaneous | |||
L+ / N- (n = 229) |
216 (94%) |
128 (56%) |
189 (83%) |
114 Enterobacteriaceae |
162 Enterobacteriaceae |
||
9 S. saprophyticus |
11 S. saprophyticus |
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9 miscellaneous |
18 miscellaneous |
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L- / N + (n = 7) |
7 (100%) |
7 (100%) |
7 (100%) |
6 Enterobacteriaceae |
6 Enterobacteriaceae |
||
2 S. saprophyticus |
2 S. saprophyticus |
||
2 miscellaneous |
|
||
Total (n = 347) | 305 (88%) | 199 (57%) |
272 (78%) |
178 Enterobacteriaceae (89%) |
236 Enterobacteriaceae (85%) |
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14 S. saprophyticus (7%) |
17 S. saprophyticus (6%) |
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11 miscellaneous (5%) | 25 miscellaneous (9%) |
aLeukocyturia >104/mL considered significant.
bStandard thresholds: ≥103 CFU/mL for Enterobacteriaceae and S. saprophyticus, ≥105 CFU/mL for other pathogens.
cReduced thresholds: ≥102 CFU/mL for Enterobacteriaceae and S. saprophyticus, ≥104 CFU/mL for other pathogens.