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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Clinical Diagnostics
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • Current urinary tract infection (UTI) diagnostic protocols rely on arbitrary urinalysis cutoff values.
  • This can lead to imprecise UTI prediction and management in pediatric patients.
  • Interval Likelihood Ratios (ILRs) offer a more precise method for interpreting urinalysis results.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To calculate ILRs for various urinalysis components in young children.
  • To estimate posttest probabilities of UTI using these ILRs.
  • To enhance the diagnostic accuracy of urinalysis for UTI in pediatric populations.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of 2144 pediatric emergency department visits (age <2 years) with urinalysis and urine culture.
  • Calculation of ILRs for hemoglobin, protein, leukocyte esterase, nitrite, red blood cells, white blood cells (WBCs), and bacteria.
  • Defined specific ranges for urinalysis components to calculate ILRs and estimate UTI probabilities.

Main Results:

  • UTI prevalence was 9.2%, with *Escherichia coli* as the most common pathogen (75.2%).
  • High ILRs observed for 3+ leukocyte esterase (37.68), 100-250 WBCs (47.50), positive nitrite (25.35), and many bacteria (14.04).
  • Negative results for leukocyte esterase (0.20), 0-5 WBCs (0.24), negative nitrite (0.76), and negative bacteria (0.26) showed low UTI probability.

Conclusions:

  • Elevated levels of leukocyte esterase (3+), positive nitrites, high WBC counts (≥20), and abundant bacteria significantly increase UTI probability in children.
  • Trace or mild elevations in leukocyte esterase or WBC counts have a marginal impact on UTI probability.
  • ILRs provide a valuable tool for more accurate UTI probability estimation in young children, guiding clinical management.