T105. Laboratory Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections
Date: June 16, 2010
Speaker: Yvette McCarter

Summary of Session: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the more commonly encountered infectious diseases and urine cultures account for the majority of the workload in the clinical microbiology laboratory. This teleconference will review the significance of UTIs and will discuss the laboratory’s role in the diagnosis of UTI from specimen collection and transport, through handling in the laboratory, to culture work up and reporting.

Objectives: Upon completion of this Teleconference, participants should be able to:

• discuss the clinical significance of UTI.
• describe appropriate and inappropriate methods of urine specimen collection.
• list common and less commonly encountered urinary pathogens.
• implement guidelines for specimen work up, interpretation and reporting.
• discuss appropriate urine culture CPT coding.
• discuss available urine screening systems and bacteriologic cultures systems.

Intended Audience: Clinical and public health microbiology laboratory directors, supervisors and technologists (Division C). Members of Divisions A, D, and L may also be interested in attending.

CME Disclosures: The Presenter has nothing to disclose.

Termination of CME Credit: This program will not be eligible for CME credit after June 16, 2011