Year: 1986
Type: article
Abstract: Reduction of mixed growth rates in urine by using a "finger tap" method of collection Urine bags are still widely used to collect urine from babies for the diagnosis of urinary tract infection, even though bacterial contamination makes this method inappropriate.I2 It is, however, much less trouble to place a bag over the genitalia than to wait for spontaneous micturition or to subject a child to catheterisation or suprapubic aspiration of the bladder.The "finger tap" method of stimulating urine flow3 provides a simple and reliable alternative way of obtaining "clean" urine for culture.We describe the results of culturing urine specimens obtained from (a) urine bags, (b) "finger tap" clean catch urine from washed genitalia, and (c) finger tap clean catch urine from unwashed genitalia.We also record the time taken to collect urine by the finger tap method. Subjects, methods, and resultsA total of 154 urine specimens were obtained from 133 children between 1 week and 12 months of age admitted to the National Children's Hospital.Children 5 Arneil AC.Urinary tract infection in children.
Source: BMJ
Authors: M R Taylor, M Dillon, C T Keane
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2076792007