Comparative analysis of bacteriuria results on routine urinalysis and urine culture: a retrospective study

Bacterial urinary tract infections (UTI) are among the most frequent infectious diseases of small animals. Although antimicrobial therapy is recommended for treating bacterial UTIs, current consensus that treatment may not be necessary asymptomatic The aim this study was to evaluate diagnostic ability urinalysis detect bacteriuria and compare it with urine culture (gold standard method) assess risk false-positive results. A retrospective conducted from January 2016 July 2019 samples 119 dogs were analyzed. Diagnostic validation performed urinalysis, based on morphological classification intensity bacteriuria. Agreement between results assessed using kappa (k) index. When presence cocci used as a criterion suggest bacteriuria, observed agreement (k = -0.006) lower than expected by chance. However, poor 0.22) also found bacilli during 0.23). significant degree in cases high Therefore, must conclusive evidence avoid urinalysis.