Medical Care Line (Infectious Disease Section), Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Jan;75(1):5-8. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.08.026. Epub 2012 Oct 24.
We cultured 1000 urines and tested them with the iQ200 Workstation (Iris Diagnostics, Chatsworth, CA, and Arkray, Edina, MN, USA) for leukocyte esterase and nitrite (LE/N), white blood cells (WBC), all small particles (ASP), bacteria, and yeast. Positive culture grew ≥ 10(4) CFU/mL of 1 or 2 uropathogens. Method A assessed LE/N, WBCs ≥ 6/μL, and bacteria/yeast. Method B assessed WBCs ≥ 6/μL, bacteria/yeast, and ASP ≥ 10,000. Each was compared to culture results, clinician's diagnosis (CD), or expert review (ER). Sensitivities by culture were 88.7% (Method A) and 88.3% (Method B), with negative predictive values (NPVs) of 94.4% and 94.2%, respectively. Sensitivity and NPV increased for comparison to the CD (99.6%) and NPVs of 99.0% and 99.3% compared to ER. ASP did not enhance specificity, sensitivity, or NPV. The iQ200 Workstation performed well by any standard, thus providing a reliable system by which to improve the use of laboratory resources.
我们培养了 1000 份尿液样本,并使用 iQ200 工作站(美国加利福尼亚州恰茨沃斯的 Iris Diagnostics 和明尼苏达州伊迪纳的 Arkray)对白细胞酯酶和亚硝酸盐(LE/N)、白细胞(WBC)、所有小颗粒(ASP)、细菌和酵母进行了检测。阳性培养物的 1 或 2 种尿路病原体的生长≥10(4)CFU/mL。方法 A 评估 LE/N、WBCs≥6/μL 和细菌/酵母。方法 B 评估 WBCs≥6/μL、细菌/酵母和 ASP≥10,000。每种方法均与培养结果、临床医生诊断(CD)或专家审查(ER)进行了比较。根据培养结果,方法 A 的灵敏度为 88.7%,方法 B 的灵敏度为 88.3%,阴性预测值(NPV)分别为 94.4%和 94.2%。与 CD 相比,灵敏度和 NPV 均有所提高(99.6%),与 ER 相比,NPV 分别为 99.0%和 99.3%。ASP 并未提高特异性、灵敏度或 NPV。无论采用何种标准,iQ200 工作站的性能都非常出色,因此提供了一种可靠的系统,可以提高实验室资源的利用效率。