Point-of-care urine dipstick demonstrated higher sensitivity (90.2%) and specificity (92.6%) than laboratory urinalysis for diagnosing urinary tract infection (UTI) in febrile infants aged 2-6 months.
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new method of UTI detection designed specifically for use in primary care predicted with high accuracy when ...
Urine dipstick alone (without urine microscopy) is an adequate screening test for febrile infants aged 1–90 days with suspected UTI, according to a recent study from researchers in Salt Lake City, ...
A new diagnostic method for urinary tract infection in pediatric patients older than 2 months blends the liberal approach taken by the American Academy of Pediatrics 2011 guidelines and the ...
The Ann Arbor Guide to Triaging Adults with Suspected UTI includes two step-by-step tools: One for non-pregnant women and one ...
A prior prospective study [7] applying similar microbiologic criteria for diagnosing UTI showed 11% of febrile outpatient-evaluated neonates had UTI. Being an offshoot of a bronchiolitis study, UTI ...
595.0 acute cystitis 599.0 UTI, site not specified 041.4 Escherichia coli V13.02 personal history, urinary (tract) infection Presumptive diagnosis of UTI can be made in sympto­matic women if there is ...
The acronym UTI in medical circles stands for “urinary tract infection,” and it applies to a range of infections affecting the kidneys, bladder, ureters and/or urethra. Many people get UTIs when fecal ...