Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 5 , Pages 393-394 , May 2009

Diagnostic accuracy of nitrite dipstick testing for the detection of bacteriuria of pregnancy

  • H. Kodikara

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +64 96310559.
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  • H. Seneviratne

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
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  • A. Kaluarachchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
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  • E. Corea

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Received 21 July 2007 ,Revised 13 December 2008 ,Accepted 16 January 2009.

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PII: S0033-3506(09)00024-9

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.01.007

Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 5 , Pages 393-394 , May 2009

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