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CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA
卷 548, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2023.117494
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Atellica 1500; Urine culture; Sediment analyzer; Urinary tract infection; Microscopy
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common disease in both hospitalized and community subjects, but urine culture, the gold standard test, often yields negative results. This study evaluated the performance of the automated urinalysis system Atellica & REG; 1500 as a screening tool for ruling out UTI. Results showed that Atellica & REG; 1500 had satisfactory analytical performance in detecting bacteria but was not reliable for excluding UTI with urinalysis.
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common diseases occurring in both hospitalized and community subjects. Urine culture is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of UTI, but approximately 80% are negative. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of the automated urinalysis system Atellica & REG; 1500 (Siemens Healthineers, Erlangen, Germany) as screening tool for ruling out UTI. A total of 5,490 urine specimens from outpatients, that had simultaneous requests for urinalysis and urine culture, were evaluated. Of the 5,490 samples, 833 (15.2 %) resulted positive for urine culture. Among UTI-related parameters, bacterial count was considered the most apt to be diagnostic of subjects affected by UTI. Using a cutoff value for bacteria count equal to 180 elements/& mu;L, Atellica & REG; 1500 detected bacteriuria with diagnostic sensitivity (Se) of 88.1 %, diagnostic specificity (Sp) of 82.1 %, and negative predictive value (NPV) of 95.2 %. Comparing our results with the literature's data, we observed that our Se and NPV were lower, while our Sp was higher. Our data showed that the Atellica & REG; 1500 system detected bacteria with satisfactory analytical performance, but the results obtained do not make it a reliable tool for excluding UTI with urinalysis.
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