Home screening for the detection of urinary tract infection in infancy.
One hundred sixty-five infants of both sexes, 2 weeks to 2 years of age, were screened by their parents at home for bacteriuria. Parents were instructed during a single brief period during the initial office visit to collect and to culture their infants' urine at home. Urine was collected by specimen bag and cultured promptly at cribside using a newly developed culture kit and inoculating swab. The same specimen was cultured by the office laboratory staff by kit and swab and, as a reference standard, by the loop-MacConkey method. Infants were screened at home after three consecutive office visits. Then, 870 specimens were processed. Urinary tract infection (UTI) was diagnosed in 3.6% of the study population. Results show that home screening of infants for UTI by the parent compares favorably with screening by the office laboratory.
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000175:diagnosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*