To predict the outcome of urine cultures, several screening methods have been developed. [1][2][3] In photometric screening, 2 diluted urine specimen is added to the broth in microplate well and incubated; if the specimen contains at least 10 5 bacteria/ mL, optical density (OD) in the well increases signiÞ cantly within Þ ve hours. The aim of this study was to verify this method using a kinetic microplate reader.Four hundred thirty midstream urine specimens were tested by the standard culture method. Specimens with counts ≥ 10 5 cfu/mL were considered positive. The specimens were also evaluated using a photometric screening. Urine specimens (100 µL) were inoculated in to 100 µL of brain heart infusion (Oxoid, Basingstoke, UK) enriched with 8% of concentrated tissue culture medium E-199 (Sevapharma Prague, Czech Rep) in microtitre wells. The plate was placed on a photometer (MRX HD; Dynex Laboratories, Chantilly, VA). The temperature of the microplate chamber was maintained at 36°C. The optical density (OD) of inoculated wells was measured every ten minutes at a wavelength of 420 nm. Wells with an OD increase of ≥7% in four hours were considered as positive. Curves of turbidity increase were also received and those that contained an exponential segment were considered positive. The quantitative culture test and photometric screening thus resulted in three logical values: signiÞ cant/ insigniÞ cant bacteriuria; presence/ absence of 7% increase in OD in four hours; and presence/ absence of an exponential segment in curve. Relation among those logical values was expressed as sensitivity and speciÞ city, positive and negative predictive values of the screening.
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