Rapid screening of urinary tract infection using microfluidic inertial-impedance cytometry

• Main Authors: Petchakup, Chayakorn, Chen, Constance Yuan Yi, Tay, Hui Min, Ong, Hong Boon, Hon, Pei-Yun, De, Partha Pratim, Yeo, Tsin Wen, Li, Holden King Ho, Vasoo, Shawn, Hou, Han Wei
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Impedan Cecytometry; Neutrophil Phenotyping
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/170951
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Urinary tract infection (UTI) diagnosis based on urine culture for bacteriuria analysis is time-consuming and often leads to wastage of hospital resources due to false-positive UTI cases. Direct cellular phenotyping (e.g., RBCs, neutrophils, epithelial cells) of urine samples remains a technical cha...