Evaluation of Questor urine screening system for bacteriuria and pyuria.

Abstract:

AIMS:To evaluate the Questor automated bacteriuria and pyuria screening system; to compare its performance with that of a reference method; and to assess its usefulness in a routine clinical laboratory. METHODS:The Questor urine screening system was compared with a comprehensive regimen to detect urinary tract infection, using pour-plate viable counts to determine the numbers of bacteria present in urine samples, a wide range of other cultural methods, microscopic findings and clinical information. RESULTS:The optimal performance in detecting significant growths was a sensitivity of 93%, a specificity of 74%, a positive predictive value of 43% and a negative predictive value of 98%. The list price per test is 0.17 pounds and the capital cost of the system is 39,950 pounds. Questor can test 50 samples an hour and can be operated by one member of the laboratory staff, who is not required to make interpretative judgments--for example, a medical laboratory assistant. CONCLUSIONS:The sensitivity and specificity of the Questor was better than that obtained from other screening systems using the same protocol. The system was easy to use and is a useful addition to the methods available for screening for bacteriuria.

journal_name

J Clin Pathol

authors

Stevens M,Mitchell CJ,Livsey SA,MacDonald CA

doi

10.1136/jcp.46.9.817

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1993-09-01 00:00:00

pages

817-21

issue

9

eissn

0021-9746

issn

1472-4146

journal_volume

46

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