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Early morning urine collection to improve the sensitivity of LAM in hospitalised TB/HIV co-infected patients
Point-of-care detection of urine lipoarabinomannan (LAM) is a low-cost rapid TB diagnostic for use in HIV co-infected patients. However, its sensitivity in these patients is suboptimal. Strategies to improve its performance is a need. The hypothesis was that early morning urine (EMU), rather than …
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Urinary tract infection in children at Victoria Hospital, a district hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
… results of children <10 years of age who had a urine specimen submitted for culture and AST to the National Health Laboratory Service from Victoria Hospital between 1 February 2016 – 31 July 2019 was performed. The study definition of a culture-confirmed bacterial UTI is modified from the SA STG …
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Urinary tract infection in small children: aspects of bacteriology, vesicoureteral reflux and renal damage
… The diagnosis is based on growth of bacteria in urine specimen and treatment is chosen out of knowledge of the present antimicrobial resistance situation. Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a well-known risk factor for UTI in children. Besides acute discomfort of UTI, long-term consequences …