Accuracy of Screening Tests for the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections in Young Children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective of this study was to compare the accuracy of available tests for pyuria, including newer automated tests, and to examine the implications of requiring them for the diagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Methods

We included children between 1 and 36 months of age undergoing bladder catheterization for suspected UTIs who presented to 1 of 3 pediatric centers. Using a positive urine culture result as the reference standard, we compared the sensitivity of 5 modalities for assessing pyuria at the cutoffs most often used clinically for detecting children with a positive culture result: leukocyte esterase on a dipstick, white blood cell (WBC) count on manual microscopy with and without using a hemocytometer, automated WBC enumeration using flow cytom

SUBMITTER: Shaikh N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11614154 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature