COMPARISON OF ONE-DAY VERSUS 2-DAY INCUBATION OF URINE CULTURES

Authors
JOHO KL SOLIMAN H WEINSTEIN MP
Citation
Kl. Joho et al., COMPARISON OF ONE-DAY VERSUS 2-DAY INCUBATION OF URINE CULTURES, Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, 21(1), 1995, pp. 55-56
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease → ACNP
ISSN journal
07328893
Volume
21
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
55 - 56
Database
ISI
SICI code
0732-8893(1995)21:1<55:COOV2I>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The value of incubating urine cultures for 1 versus 2 days was evaluat ed prospectively for 1526 consecutive specimens. A total of 507 cultur es (33.2%) were positive after 2 day; 41 (2.7%) showed different resul ts after 2 days. Only yeasts and corynebacteria were detected more oft en with longer incubation. Patient charts were available for review fr om 27 of 41 late positives; in only three instances (11.1%) was action taken by physicians based on these results.