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In message <[log in to unmask]>, Michael Prentice <[log in to unmask]> writes >There was a paper from the baby/child kidney folk in Newcastle a year or >so ago looking at dip testing urine using the newer sticks. snip > Conclusion - unacceptable sensitivity / >specificity. > >The solution? - collect urine on a pad in the nappy (old non-super >absorbent sanitary pad, now stocked by NHS supplies for this purpose). >Place pad in syringe and squeeze into sample bottle (don't use boric acid >unless there is enough urine to fill to the line). > >The secret at this point is to put a drop on a microscope slide and look >at it down a microscope! If you see bugs then send the urine to the lab, >start antibiotics and refer for investigation. If you don't see bugs, bin >the sample, (and save money). How long does it take the SHO to do all this? I know they're underpaid, but can an MSU be *that* expensive? ;->> Mary Mary Hawking tel:01582 601289 (home) 01582 663218 (surgery)fax:01582 476488 (surgery) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%