Fig. (2) Bladder incubation time, nitrite test and urine sediment vs. urine culture in diagnosing women with symptoms suggestive of lower UTI resulting in prescription of antibiotics or prescription rejected. a Overall, irrespective of bladder incubation time (BIT); b Incorrect prescription in three patients at BIT 􀀁3h (1%), eight at BIT 􀀂4h (1%) and 11 overall (1%); c Urine sediment, see Methods; d Incorrect prescription in 59 patients at BIT 􀀁3h (13%), 66 at BIT 􀀂4h (11%) and 125 in total (12%); e Prescription incorrectly rejected in 38 patients at BIT 􀀁3h (8%), 25 patients at BIT 􀀂4h (4%) and 63 patients overall (6%).