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  • Title: Identification of site of urinary-tract infections by antibody-coated bacteria assay.
    Author: Mundt KA, Polk BF.
    Journal: Lancet; 1979 Dec 01; 2(8153):1172-5. PubMed ID: 91900.
    Abstract:
    Accurate identification of the site of urinary-tract infection (UTI) may be clinically and epidemiologically valuable. A review of the literature on the assessment of the antibody-coated bacteria (ACB) assay, a non-invasive technique introducted five years ago, shows that, compared with acceptable standards (bilateral ureteral catheterization or bladder washout), the overall sensitivity of the ACB assay is 83.1%, the specificity is 76.7%, the predictive value positive is 81.3%, and the predictive value negative is 78.8%. These findings suggest that the ACB assay has at present no role in the management of patients with UTI. Its usefulness as an epidemiological tool remains to be demonstrated.
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