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- Title
Prediction of high-grade vesicoureteral reflux after pediatric urinary tract infection: external validation study of procalcitonin-based decision rule.
- Authors
Leroy, Sandrine; Bouissou, François; Fernandez-Lopez, Anna; Gurgoze, Metin K; Karavanaki, Kyriaki; Ulinski, Tim; Bressan, Silvia; Vaos, Geogios; Leblond, Pierre; Coulais, Yvon; Cubells, Carlos Luaces; Aygun, A Denizmen; Stefanidis, Constantinos J; Bensman, Albert; Da Dalt, Liviana; Gardikis, Stefanos; Bigot, Sandra; Gendrel, Dominique; Bréart, Gérard; Chalumeau, Martin
- Abstract
Predicting vesico-ureteral reflux (VUR) ≥3 at the time of the first urinary tract infection (UTI) would make it possible to restrict cystography to high-risk children. We previously derived the following clinical decision rule for that purpose: cystography should be performed in cases with ureteral dilation and a serum procalcitonin level ≥0.17 ng/mL, or without ureteral dilatation when the serum procalcitonin level ≥0.63 ng/mL. The rule yielded a 86% sensitivity with a 46% specificity. We aimed to test its reproducibility.
- Publication
PloS one, 2011, Vol 6, Issue 12, pe29556
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0029556