Bayer have a wealth of information on this subject.....try contacting them directly or via your local rep.
Peter
Peter Howell
Wrexham Maelor Hospital
Wrexham
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frost, Stephen [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 17 December 2002 12:21
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> Subject: Urinalysis evidence base
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> I am a member a POCT subgroup that is looking at the benefits or otherwise of urinalysis in our Trust. In particular the effectiveness of WBC/nitrite detection as a screen for UTIs seems a live issue locally, with some nurse managers wanting to do it but our microbiologists feeling it is ineffective.
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> Have any of you looked at the evidence-base for this or other aspects of urinalysis at all, or can you point me to any references?
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> I don't want to waste time reinventing the wee, sorry I mean wheel!
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> Merry Christmas
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> Stephen Frost
> The Princess Royal Hospital
> Haywards Heath
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