Abstracts in Urgent Care: February, 2014

Pyuria Poor Predictor of UTI in Nephrolithiasis Key point: Classic symptoms and urine culture are the best indicators of infection in patients with acute nephrolithiasis. Pyuria proved a poor predictor. Citation: Abrahamian FM, Krishnadasan A, Mower WR, Moran GJ, Talan DA. Association of pyuria and clinical characteristics with the presence of urinary tract infection among patients with acute nephrolithiasis. Ann Emerg Med 2013;62(5):526-533. Infection can complicate the diagnosis of acute nephrolithiasis. Patients with both a …

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