This is the first of four articles published in 2002 for which a total of up to 4 Category I CME
credit hours can be earned. Instructions for how credit hours can be earned appear at the …

Background: Knowledge of baseline risk of urinary tract infection can help clinicians make
informed diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. We conducted a meta-analysis to determine …

Objective. To review systematically and to summarize the existing literature regarding
performance of rapid diagnostic tests for urinary tract infection (UTI) in children. Design …

OBJECTIVE: To characterize urine test use in ambulatory, antibiotic-treated pediatric urinary
tract infection (UTI). METHODS: We studied children< 18 years who had an outpatient UTI …

Current recommendations for the universal investigation of urinary tract infection (UTI) in
children by ultrasonography, voiding cystourethrography, and dimercaptosuccinic acid renal …

This issue of Pediatrics includes a long-awaited update 1 of the American Academy of
Pediatrics (AAP) 1999 urinary tract infection (UTI) practice parameter. 2 The new guideline is …

Rapid urine tests, such as microscopy, for bacteria and white cells, and dipsticks, for
leucocyte esterase and nitrites, are often used in children that are unwell to guide early …

PURPOSE Accurate diagnosis of urinary tract infection in children is essential because
children left untreated can experience permanent renal injury. We aimed to assess the …

Objective. Comparison of rapid tests and screening strategies for detecting urinary tract
infection (UTI) in infants. Methods. Cross-sectional study conducted in an urban tertiary care …

August 20071 comes some 16 years after the UK consensus-based guidelines published by
the Royal College of Physicians (RCP). 2 It represents an important milestone in our …