Laboratory evaluation of leukocyte esterase and nitrite tests for the detection of bacteriuria.

AUTOR(ES)

Pfaller, M A

RESUMO

We compared the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of the 1-min leukocyte esterase test and the test for urinary nitrite alone and in combination as screening tests for bacteriuria in over 5,000 clinical urine specimens. The leukocyte esterase-nitrite combination had a sensitivity of 79.2%, a specificity of 81%, and a negative predictive value of a negative test of 94.5% for specimens with greater than or equal to 10(5) CFU/ml. Although the sensitivity of this test was too low to allow its use as the only screening test for bacteriuria, it may serve as a useful adjunct to culturing and other urine-processing systems in the microbiology laboratory.

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