Accuracy of diagnostic tests to detect asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy.

Objective: A dipslide is a plastic paddle coated with agar that is attached to a plastic cap that screws onto a sterile plastic vial. Our objective was to estimate the diagnostic accuracy of the dipslide culture technique to detect asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy and to evaluate the accuracy of nitrate and leucocyte esterase dipslides for screening.

Methods: This was an ancillary study within a trial comparing single-day with 7-day therapy in treating asymptomatic bacteriuria.