Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria with Microstix
Archbald, F.J.; Verma, U.; Tejani, N.A.
Journal of Reproductive Medicine 29(4): 272-274
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0024-7758 PMID: 6716373 Document Number: 227086
The Microstix-3 test was evaluated for its reliability in screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria. When correlated with quantitative cultures this test was found to have high specificity but low sensitivity. Since several positive cases were missed, we conclude that this test is not reliable for use in screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy.