Urine culture findings in well-appearing febrile infants aged 22–90 days with negative urinalysis
Our findings support the AAP's recommendation to avoid obtaining a UC in female infants aged 22-90 days with a negative urinalysis. Blood tests demonstrated low performance in predicting a positive UC. This finding and the extremely low prevalence of circumcision in our setting suggest that most positive UCs in males with a negative urinalysis are more likely to represent contamination, as noted by the AAP.
Authors
- Esther Labrador Arranz
- Santiago Mintegi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2342-8881)
- José Antonio Alonso‐Cadenas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7648-1336)
- María Suárez‐Bustamante Huélamo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8344-8427)
- Borja Gómez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6542-4494)
- Roberto Velasco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0073-2650)
- Leticia Pérez Garnica
- Cristina Ibarzo Port
Institutions
- University of the Basque Country (ES)
- University College Cork (IE)
- BioCruces Health research Institute (ES)
- Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús (ES)
- Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí (ES)
- Hospital Universitario de La Princesa (ES)
- Institute of Research and Innovation Parc Tauli (ES)
- Hospital de Cruces (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Río Hortega (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2025-328637
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.99