Specimen collection is the process of obtaining tissue or fluids for laboratory analysis or near-patient testing. This article, the first in a six-part series on specimen collection, details how to ...

As Dr Dawn Harper, GP and star of Embarrassing Bodies, stated at the Forte Medical Forum at the Royal Society of Medicine today: An initial light-hearted opening comment perhaps, but it quickly became ...

This article, the first in a four-part series, describes the general principles of specimen collection and how to collect a midstream specimen of urine ...

The cause of acute uncomplicated cystitis is determined on the basis of cultures of voided midstream urine, but few data guide the interpretation of such results, especially when gram-positive ...

Expert Rev of Obstet Gynecol. 2012;7(3):269-279. Catheter urine specimens (CSUs) may be appropriate in certain clinical settings, such as in the operating room or when patients are unable to void on ...

Midstream urine specimens are used to diagnose urinary tract infections in children. Accurate diagnosis is essential to guarantee correct therapy and prevent unnecessary treatment and hospital ...

The current urine collection process involves the awkward and unreliable start-stop-start technique or requires the woman to insert a collection vessel into the urine stream in an attempt to capture ...

Innovative Device Brings UTI and Antenatal Screening into the 21st Century with Unmatched Dignity, Hygiene and Accuracy LONDON, May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Forte Medical, the UK's leading ...