Bacteriuria

One in five febrile infants and toddlers with UTIs were missed by automated screening methods because they did not have pyuria, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Roughly seven out of 10 primary care clinicians would inappropriately prescribe antibiotic treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria, even for patients without risk factors, according to researchers.

Study findings published in The Journal of Pediatrics suggest that following current guidelines for the diagnosis of UTI in children may result in many children with a UTI going untreated, researchers said.