Predictors of Urinary Abnormalities in Children Hospitalised for Their First Urinary Tract Infection
Danilo Buonsenso,
Giorgio Sodero,
Anna Camporesi
et al.
Abstract:We aimed to investigate if children with their first UTI and a concomitant positive blood culture have a higher risk of abnormalities. We performed a retrospective study of children younger than 18 years of age with their first UTI. Multivariate logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to evaluate if positive blood cultures are associated with urinary abnormalities. After the screening process, we considered the enrolled 161 children with UTIs. The median age was three m… Show more
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