Evaluation of the new Sysmex UF-5000 fluorescence flow cytometry analyser for ruling out bacterial urinary tract infection and for prediction of Gram negative bacteria in urine cultures

Conclusion: The new Sysmex UF-5000 showed high diagnostic accuracy in UTI-screening with a very low rate of false negatives. The instrument is capable of predicting Gram negatives with a good SE and a high agreement with the culture, even if this performance needs further evaluation.