Suprapubic bladder puncture in a private pediatric practice.
Suprapubic bladder puncture was performed 185 times in 126 girls in a private pediatric practice. Cultures of urine obtained by aspiration confirmed symptoms as indicative of urinary tract infection in 59% of instances and confirmed positive cultures of urine obtained by voiding in 57% of instances. Since suprapubic bladder puncture avoids the problem of contamination, it enables a certainty in diagnosis that voided specimens cannot. The procedure was easily accomplished in the office and was readily accepted by parent and child. No complications were observed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011677:Punctures / Q000379:methods*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods; D013396:Suction; D001743:Urinary Bladder; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology*