Diagnosing Urinary Tract Infection in Young Febrile Children in the Emergency Department
In this cohort study of 2561 febrile children aged 2 to 24 months presenting to the ED, UTICalc showed strong diagnostic performance, especially with dipstick results. While it did not outperform experienced clinicians, it offered a useful, evidence-based adjunct for guiding urine testing decisions, supporting efficient care in the pediatric ED.
Authors
- Naveen Poonai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1540-0413)
- Tyrus Crawford
- Samina Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0595-364X)
- Bruce Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5056-9356)
- Ceilidh Kinlin
- Vikram Sabhaney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9460-2998)
- Andrea Eaton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8499-4046)
- Jocelyn Gravel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5901-4990)
- Ramona Cook
- Natasha Wills-Ibarra
- Maala Bhatt
- Nick Barrowman
- Vid Bijelik
- Nader Shaikh
- Roger Zemek
- Gabrielle Christine Freire
- Henry Li
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (CA)
- Research Canada (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.1741
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Ottawa
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- CHEO Research Institute
- Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation
- Public Health Agency
- Canada First Research Excellence Fund
- Health Canada
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research