The diagnosis of urinary tract infections in young children (DUTY): protocol for a diagnostic and prospective observational study to derive and validate a clinical algorithm for the diagnosis of UTI in children presenting to primary care with an acute illness

BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common in children, and may cause serious illness and recurrent symptoms. However, obtaining a urine sample from young children in primary care is challenging and not feasible for large numbers. Evidence regarding the predictive value of symptoms, signs a...

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Autores principales: Downing, Harriet, Thomas-Jones, Emma, Gal, Micaela, Waldron, Cherry-Ann, Sterne, Jonathan, Hollingworth, William, Hood, Kerenza, Delaney, Brendan, Little, Paul, Howe, Robin, Wootton, Mandy, Macgowan, Alastair, Butler, Christopher C, Hay, Alastair D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3575241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22812651
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-158

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3575241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22812651
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-158

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