RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 How accurately do parents collect urine samples from their children? A pilot study in general practice.
JF British Journal of General Practice
JO Br J Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 987
OP 988
VO 48
IS 427
A1 J Giddens
A1 G Robinson
YR 1998
UL http://bjgp.org/content/48/427/987.abstract
AB Childhood urinary tract infections (UTIs) are of great importance, but few data exist on how accurately parents collect urine samples. By instituting three simple, practical changes we reduced the contamination rate from 27.5% to 13.2%.