Investigating urinary characteristics and optimal urine white blood cell threshold in paediatric urinary tract infection: A prospective observational study
A urine microscopy WBC threshold of ≥100/μL results in a clinically significant number of missed UTIs. Implementation of various thresholds should consider both the potential missed UTI rate and the required resource utilisation.
Authors
- Shu‐Ling Chong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4647-0019)
- Yong Hong Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8884-1805)
- Matthias Maiwald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5448-8417)
- Sashikumar Ganapathy
- Jean Nee Teo
- Yong Teck Teo
Institutions
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.202477
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.22