Association of Diagnostic Criteria With Urinary Tract Infection Prevalence in Bronchiolitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Concomitant urinary tract infection (UTI) is a frequent concern in febrile infants with bronchiolitis, with a prior meta-analysis suggesting a prevalence of 3.3%. However, the definition of UTI in these studies has generally not incorporated urinalysis (UA) results.

Objective

To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the prevalence of UTI in infants with bronchiolitis when positive UA results are incorporated into the UTI definition.

Data sources

Medline (1946-2017) and Ovid EMBASE (1976-2017) through August 2017 and bibliographies of retrieved articles.

Study selection

Studies reporting UTI prevalence in bronchiolitis.

Data extraction

Data were extracted in accordance with meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiolog

SUBMITTER: McDaniel CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6439888 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature