Urinary Tract Infections
Conditions
Brief summary
This study is designed to compare the performance of the P-1000 System, POCARED's Rapid Diagnostic System which uses optical fluorescence analysis, to standard methods of uropathogen quantification and identification.
Detailed description
This study will be conducted at 5 sites, 4 in the United States and 1 site in Israel. 40,000 clinical specimens will be included and assessed by the laboratories using standard reference methods and the P-1000.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Samples arriving in the laboratory for urine culture
Exclusion criteria
* Samples \<=2mL * Specimens stored at room temperature for more than 2 hours (unless a preservative is used) * Specimens refrigerated for more than 24 hours * Specimens requesting low count urine culture (\<100,000 CFU/mL \[colony forming units per milliliter\]) * Bloody specimens
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agreement | 6 months | Agreement of the POCARED quantification and identification compared with standard methods. |
| Sensitivity | 6 months | Sensitivity of the POCARED quantification and identification compared with standard methods. |
| Specificity | 6 months | Specificity of the POCARED quantification and identification compared with standard methods. |
Countries
Israel, United States