Accuracy of Screening Tests for the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections in Young Children
Our findings suggest that for febrile children <36 months of age undergoing bladder catheterization for suspected UTI, pyuria will be absent in ∼20% of children who are eventually shown to have pure growth of a pathogen on a culture. This raises questions about the appropriateness of requiring pyuria for the diagnosis of UTIs.
Authors
- Marva Moxey‐Mims (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8542-9313)
- Isabella O. Conway
- Elisabeth B. Cole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0450-4794)
- W. C. Williams
- Grace D. Mueller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0170-2828)
- Patrick W. Brady (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7078-3077)
- Caitlin Mickles
- Matthew C. Lee
- Jayne Rasmussen
- Nader Shaikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1602-343X)
- Heba Qureini
- Asumi Gibeau
- Hui Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1653-5774)
- Stephanie Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0950-7663)
- Elizabeth A. Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4665-3117)
- Calise Curry
- Mark Kohlhepp
Institutions
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- George Washington University (US)
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PEDIATRICS
- Published
- 2024-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-066600
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.31
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases