Advanced search
Publication Cover
Infectious Diseases Volume 49, 2017 - Issue 11-12
Submit an article Journal homepage
226
Views
5
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Letter to the Editor

A detection dog for paediatric urinary tract infection caused by Escherichia coli

Anni KoskinenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Correspondence[email protected]
View further author information
,
Heli KoskinenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; View further author information
,
Leif BäckDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; View further author information
,
Harri SaxenChildren’s Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; View further author information
&
Tuomas KlockarsDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; View further author information
Pages 874-877 | Received 26 Apr 2017, Accepted 14 May 2017, Published online: 23 May 2017

References

  • de Boer FJ, Gieteling E, van Egmond-Kreileman H, et al. Accurate and fast urinalysis in febrile patients by flow cytometry. Infect Dis (Lond). 2017;49:380–387.
  • Paattiniemi EL, Karumaa S, Viita AM, et al. Analysis of the costs for the laboratory of flow cytometry screening of urine samples before culture. Infect Dis (Lond). 2017;49:217–222.
  • Craven BA, Paterson EG, Settles GS. The fluid dynamics of canine olfaction: unique nasal airflow patterns as an explanation of macrosomia. J R Soc Interface. 2010;7:933–943.
  • Johansen A, Vasishta S, Edison P, et al. Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea: how good are nurses at identifying the disease? Age Ageing. 2002;31:487–488.
  • Burdette SD, Bernstein JM. Does the nose know? The odiferous diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea. Clin Infect Dis. 2007;44:1142.
  • Bomers MK, van Agtmael MA, Luik H, et al. Using a dog's superior olfactory sensitivity to identify Clostridium difficile in stools and patients: proof of principle study. BMJ. 2012;345:e7396.
  • Maurer M, McCulloch M, Willey AM, et al. Detection of bacteriuria by canine olfaction. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016;3:ofw051.
  • Birnie K, Hay AD, Wootton M, et al. Comparison of microbiological diagnosis of urinary tract infection in young children by routine health service laboratories and a research laboratory: diagnostic cohort study. PLoS One. 2017;12:e0171113.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.