Long-term outcomes of urinary tract infection (UTI) in Childhood (LUCI): protocol for an electronic record-linked cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Current guidelines advise the prompt diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infection (UTI) in children to improve both short and longer term outcomes. However, the risk of long-term complications following childhood UTI is unclear.UTI is relatively common but difficult to diagnose in children as symptoms are non-specific. Diagnosis requires a urine sample, but sampling is difficult and infrequent, and it is not clear if sampling should be given greater priority in primary care. The LUCI study will assess the short, medium and longer term outcomes of childhood UTI associated with routine and systematic sampling practices.

Methods and analysis

Two data sets will be established. The first will consist of routinely collected data (hospital, general practice (GP),

SUBMITTER: Lugg-Widger FV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6527987 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature