Predictors of Abnormal Renal Ultrasonography in Children With Urinary Tract Infection
Increased time to RBUS led to decreased odds of abnormal dilation, suggesting that delaying RBUS may lead to fewer false-positive results, which may limit unnecessary additional testing and reduce health care costs. Additionally, a significant number of patients who did not meet UTI culture criteria underwent RBUS but had similar results to those meeting criteria, suggesting that the previous colony-forming unit definition for UTI may be suboptimal.
Authors
- Keith Hanson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6953-4375)
- Alvaro Alvarez Soto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0810-6534)
- Catharine Leahy
- Shane Rainey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9568-3008)
- Janki Desai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8673-1327)
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- University of Arizona (US)
- Illinois College (US)
- Banner Desert Medical Center (US)
- Children's Hospital of Illinois (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hospital Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-09-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2023-007557
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.33