Er wordt een onderscheid gemaakt tussen opvattingen van de ouders en de beoordeling
door de huisarts. De ouders/verzorgers moeten letten op alarmsignalen, de huisarts …

THE EVALUATION of young non–toxic-appearing febrile children has stirred up
considerable debate, with much of the controversy surrounding the identification of occult …

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the pediatric patient are common. One study estimates that
UTIs affect 2.4% to 2.8% of children each year. 1 Three common times for UTIs are infancy, 2 …

Background When urine infections are missed in febrile young infants with normal urinalysis,
clinicians may worry about the risk–hitherto unverified–of concomitant invasion of blood and …

Objectives The objective of this study was (1) to determine the reliability of urinalysis (UA) for
predicting urinary tract infection (UTI) in febrile children,(2) to determine whether UA findings …

Objectives Urgent medical evaluation is recommended for patients with sickle cell disease
(SCD) and fever. Clear recommendations exist regarding certain aspects of treatment, but …

Background: Febrile illnesses are common among children in Ghana and are often
diagnosed as malaria, thus overlooking urinary tract infection (UTI) as a possible cause of …

Introduction Dating back to 2011, practice guidelines considered Black race a factor
associated with lower risk of urinary tract infection (UTI). Race-based clinical decisions raise …

Over the past year, research about urinary tract infections in childhood has yielded new data
about methods to detect, treat, and evaluate children who develop urinary tract infection …