Table 2

Correlation between urinary symptoms and urine culture results


Urinary Symptoms




Urine Culture
Absent
Present
Total (n)

Negative*
89 (96%)
52 (81%)
141
Positive
4 (4%)
12 (19%)
16

Total (n)
93 (100%)
64 (100%)
157

*We included five urine cultures that were either contaminated (n = 2) or had less than 100.00 CFU/ml (n = 3) among the Negative urine culture group.

Rocha et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2007 7:15   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-7-15