Urine Dipstick for the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection in Febrile Infants Aged 2 to 6 Months
Urine dipstick is an accurate diagnostic test for UTI in febrile infants aged 2 to 6 months. Laboratory urinalysis may not be required to guide initial treatment decisions.
Authors
- Lise E. Nigrovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6369-3997)
- Rebecca S. Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9458-8276)
- Kenneth A. Michelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1763-7262)
- Paul L. Aronson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5040-5845)
- Michael C. Monuteaux
- Pradip P. Chaudhari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7732-632X)
- James M. Chamberlain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0543-1814)
- Todd A. Florin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4387-2605)
- Kathryn M. Hunt
- Laura F. Sartori
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Children's National (US)
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (US)
- Yale University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PEDIATRICS
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-068671
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 17.47