Clinical Features for the Diagnosis of Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal article

Few clinical signs and symptoms are useful for diagnosing or ruling out urinary tract infection in children. Clinical prediction rules might be more accurate; however, they should be validated externally. Physicians should not restrict urine sampling to children with unexplained fever or other features suggestive of urinary tract infection.

Authors: Boon, HA; Van den Bruel, A; Struyf, T; Gillemot, A; Bullens, D

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Annals of Family Medicine
• Journal: Annals of Family Medicine
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 437-446
• Publication date: 2021-09-13
• DOI: 10.1370/afm.2684
• EISSN: 1544-1717
• ISSN: 1544-1709
• Language: English
• Keywords: Urinary system; Medicine; Pediatrics; Receiver operating characteristic; MEDLINE; Internal medicine; Systematic review; Likelihood ratios in diagnostic testing; Meta-analysis; Cochrane Library