The trials of urine specimen collection when diagnosing a urinary tract infection in the adult female population
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Collins, L., Yawawa, M., Ugiagbe, M. and Leliopoulou, C. 2024. The trials of urine specimen collection when diagnosing a urinary tract infection in the adult female population. Annals of Infection. 8, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.21037/aoi-23-7
Type | Article |
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Title | The trials of urine specimen collection when diagnosing a urinary tract infection in the adult female population |
Authors | Collins, L., Yawawa, M., Ugiagbe, M. and Leliopoulou, C. |
Abstract | Background: The urinary tract consisting of the kidneys, ureters, urethra and bladder is commonly invaded with a urinary tract infection. Frequently caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) and recognized as the offending microbe responsible for a urinary tract infection. The objective of this study was to explore the perspectives relating to the challenges of collecting a midstream urine specimen when diagnosing a urinary tract infection. |
Keywords | Midstream; specimen; trials; urinary; infection |
Sustainable Development Goals | 3 Good health and well-being |
Middlesex University Theme | Health & Wellbeing |
Publisher | AME Publishing |
Journal | Annals of Infection |
ISSN | |
Electronic | 2616-2709 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 11 Mar 2024 |
11 Mar 2024 | |
Publication process dates | |
Submitted | 27 Oct 2023 |
Accepted | 04 Jan 2024 |
Deposited | 11 Apr 2024 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Copyright Statement | Open Access Statement: This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits the non-commercial replication and distribution of the article with the strict proviso that no changes or edits are made and the original work is properly cited (including links to both the formal publication through the relevant DOI and the license). See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. |
Web address (URL) | https://aoi.amegroups.org/article/view/8452/html |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.21037/aoi-23-7 |
Language | English |
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