OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in infants and children (4 months to 6 years of age) with febrile diarrhea, as outpatients. METHODS This was a prospective institutional review board-approved study. patients (between 4 months and 6 years of age) were enrolled in the study who presented to the pediatric emergency room with a complaint of fever (rectal tem...

BACKGROUND: From August 2018 to January 2019, the baseline urine sample contamination rate at an acute care hospital emergency department (ED) was 51%. Urine culture is associated with unnecessary antibiotic use, repeat costs, and inpatient admissions. These outcomes can lead additional cost patient healthcare system while leading poor outcomes. METHODS: Culture results were reviewed project de...

OBJECTIVES To compare the validity of diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) through urine culture between samples processed in routine health service laboratories and those processed in a research laboratory. POPULATION AND METHODS We conducted a prospective diagnostic cohort study in 4808 acutely ill children aged <5 years attending UK primary health care. UTI, defined as pure/predomina...

Introduction: The occurrence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by the group B Streptococcus (GBS) in females is well documented. On the contrary, the prevalence amongst males is infrequent, and studies from the Indian subcontinent are limited. This study aimed to determine the occurrence of GBS bacteriuria and its antibiotic susceptibility profile amongst male patients. Methods: Clean-c...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the second most common infections in community practise. Prevalence of UTI is an extremely in females than males, 40% to 50% of whom will suffer at least one clinical episode during their lifetime . This study therefore focuses on the detection and incidence of UTI among pregnant women. It also aimed to isolate and identify the organisms that causing UTI amon...

Urinary tract infection ( UTI) is a common disease , which may occur as Asymptomatic in both sexes at any age. Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women can particularly cause problems for both mother and her fetus. Therefore in this study 950 pregnant women who have been referred to Tabriz university and private, gynaecology clinics for routine pregnancy cares, and had no sign s of UTI were s...

Objective To determine if a simple stimulation method increases the rate of infant voiding for clean catch urine within five minutes.Design Randomised controlled trial.Setting Emergency department of a tertiary paediatric hospital, Australia.Participants 354 infants (aged 1-12 months) requiring urine sample collection as determined by the treating clinician. 10 infants were subsequently exclude...

OBJECTIVES To determine the association of clear urine by visual inspection with the absence of significant bacteruria, and to compare it with standard urinalysis. METHODS The study was performed in the emergency department of Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a prospective, convenience sample of children <21 years of age who had catheterized or midstream clean-catc...