EVALUATION OF MODIFIED NITRITE TEST AS A DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN URINARY TRACT INFECTION OF CHILDREN

Objective: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common in children. Urine culture the gold standard method for diagnosing urine but it takes more than 48 h to give results. The objective evaluate diagnostic ability of modified nitrite test as a rapid screening diagnosis UTI Methods: An observational and cross-sectional study was conducted tertiary care hospital Udaipur over period 1 year. Children aged up 60 months with suspected were enrolled study. congenital urogenital anomalies prior antibiotic treatment excluded from done every Results: Ninety children positive 14 (15.55%) out 90 samples. When compared culture, true positives 9 false positive. Sensitivity, Specificity, PPV, NPV, Accuracy 64.29%, 98.68%, 90%, 93.75%, 93.33%, respectively. Conclusion: Sensitivity specificity are good enough detection UTI. It can be used point identifying cases.