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  • Title: Accuracy of antibody-coated-bacteria test in recurrent urinary tract infections.
    Author: Hawthorne NJ, Kurtz SB, Anhalt JP, Segura JW.
    Journal: Mayo Clin Proc; 1978 Oct; 53(10):651-4. PubMed ID: 713596.
    Abstract:
    Antibody coating of urinary bacteria was compared with results of ureteral catheterization studies in order to localize the site of recurrent urinary tract infections in 32 patients. The antibody-coated-bacteria test reliably detected infections in patients with upper urinary tract infection (16 of 17 patients), but false-positive results occurred frequently in patients with lower urinary tract infection (5 of 15 patients). The antibody-coated-bacteria test appears to be a useful screening test for localization of infection in patients with recurrent urinary tract infections.
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