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- Title
Does This Child Have a Urinary Tract Infection?
- Authors
Shaikh, Nader; Morone, Natalia E.; Lopez, John; Chianese, Jennifer; Sangvai, Shilpa; D'Amico, Frank; Hoberman, Alejandro; Wald, Ellen R.
- Abstract
This article presents the clinician's corner where a review is presented on the diagnostic accuracy of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children. UTIs account for up to 14 percent of pediatric emergency room visits in the U.S. and if not diagnosed and treated promptly can lead to renal scarring, hypertension and even renal disease. Diagnosing the disease in non-verbal children can be a challenge but certain signs suggest the presence of the disease, such as a fever over 40 degrees Celsius, a history of previous UTI, a lack of circumcision, abdominal pain, back pain, dysuria and tenderness to the touch. A urine test is suggested for patients meeting some of the criteria.
- Subjects
CLINICAL medicine; URINARY tract infections in children; INFANT disease diagnosis; PERIODIC health examinations; MEDICAL history taking; URINALYSIS; SYMPTOMS in children; PEDIATRICS; CHILD health services; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2007, Vol 298, Issue 24, p2895
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.298.24.2895