Urinary Tract Infection in Childhood and Inflammatory Markers>.
Acute urinary tract infections are common in children. Our aim was to establish whether peripheral blood tests correlate with urinary culture. We also examined the relationship between peripheral blood results and the length of stay (LOS) in children and adolescents with UTI. We studied 135 patients admitted with UTI, mean (SD) age 3.0 (4.1) years. Of these 135 patients, 16 (11.9%) had combined normal serum WCC, normal neutrophil count and CRP < 5 mg/L. In this group of patients, there was no significant association between LOS and serum WCC, serum neutrophil values, E. coli infection or CRP values (p value 0.51, 0.98, 0.87, 0.82, respectively).
NCH, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
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Tamgumus
NCH, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
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Geoghan
NCH, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
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Coghlan
NCH, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
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Nadeem
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004926:Escherichia coli; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007902:Length of Stay; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis
D015415:Biomarkers; D002097:C-Reactive Protein