Reagent strip testing urine for significant bacteriuria in a urodynamic clinic

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Abstract
To determine the effectiveness of two reagent strips in detecting significant bacteriuria amongst patients attending for urodynamic assessment. Four hundred patients undergoing urodynamic assessment were recruited for the study. Routine diagnostic catheter specimens of urine were tested for nitrite, leucocytes and protein. The leucocytes and nitrite strips had a high specificity rate of 99.5%. The frequency of significant bacteriuria in our population was 7% (n = 28). Culturing samples which test negative for these strips is unnecessary. Reagent strip testing of urine provides a cheap, rapid method of screening for infection.

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