Can diagnostic and imaging recommendations from the 2011 AAP UTI guidelines be applied to infants <2 months of age?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published guidelines regarding diagnosis and management of children 2-to-24-months-old with initial febrile urinary tract infection (fUTI). Available data were insufficient to determine whether evidence from studies of 2-to-24-month-olds applies to those <2-months-old, so they were excluded.

Objective

This study aimed to 1) compare demographic, clinical, imaging and outcomes between patients <2-months-old and those 2-to-24-months-old hospitalized with fUTI, and 2) assess whether diagnostic and imaging recommendations of the AAP 2011 guidelines apply to those <2-months-old.

Study design

A cohort study of patients ≤24-months-old hospitalized at a children's hospital with fUTI from 2016 to 2018 was conducted.

SUBMITTER: Walton RF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9763542 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature