Evaluation of the Cult-Dip Plus dip slide method for urinary tract infection.

Evaluation of the Cult-Dip Plus dip slide method for urinary tract infection.

AIM To evaluate the Cult-Dip Plus (Merck, Germany), a bacteriological culture test for detecting uropathogens. METHODS Cult-Dip Plus consists of Brolacin (CLED) and MacConkey agar, each containing methylumbelliferylglucuronide (MUG). Using 1022 urine samples, this product was compared with the routine method of calibrated loop inoculated CLED and blood agar for screening urine for uropathogen...

Autoclavable plastic dip-slide.

An appraisal of the uricult dip-slide method in the diagnosis of urinary infections.

umerous reports assessing the value of the Uricult method in the diagnosis of urinary infections have been published since this procedure was first used in 1965." " As there appeared to be considerable divergence of views on certain aspects of the recommended procedure, it was decided to carry out a comparison of the Uricult method with the standard quantitative technique as used in this hospit...

Dip-slide urine cultures in general practice.

Table 1 . Results of the Conventional Technique and the Dip Slide Method in Patients With Clinically

Background: Quantitative bacteriologic workup of BAL fluid (BALF) has evolved as a sensitive and specific technique for the diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia. Conventional quantitative cultures are expensive, time-consuming, and often unavailable on a 24-h basis. Therefore, we evaluated a dip slide method for the semiquantitative measurement of bacterial cultures in BALF specimens and com¬ pared...