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Comparative Study
. 2009 Jun;154(6):803-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.01.008. Epub 2009 Apr 17.

Moving from bag to catheter for urine collection in non-toilet-trained children suspected of having urinary tract infection: a paired comparison of urine cultures

Cécile Etoubleau  1 , Marianne Reveret, Delphine Brouet, Isabelle Badier, Philippe Brosset, Laurent Fourcade, Claire Bahans, Fabien Garnier, Philippe Blanc, Vincent Guigonis
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Comparative Study

Moving from bag to catheter for urine collection in non-toilet-trained children suspected of having urinary tract infection: a paired comparison of urine cultures

Cécile Etoubleau et al. J Pediatr. 2009 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: To compare, in the same children, urine culture results from bag- versus catheter-obtained specimens with catheter culture as the reference.

Study design: A total of 192 non-toilet-trained children <3 years of age from 2 emergency departments were recruited for this prospective cross-sectional study. All had positive urinalysis results from bag-obtained specimens that were systematically checked with a catheter-obtained specimen before treatment. Results of comparison of urine cultures obtained with these 2 collecting methods are presented.

Results: A total of 7.5% of bag-obtained specimen positive cultures had false-positive results. Twenty-nine percent of bag-obtained specimen cultures with negative results were false negative. Altogether, bag-obtained specimens led to either a misdiagnosis or an impossible diagnosis in 40% of cases versus 5.7% when urethral catheterization was used.

Conclusion: Every bag-obtained positive-result urinalysis should be confirmed with a more reliable method before therapy.

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    Welch TR. Welch TR. J Pediatr. 2009 Jun;154(6):A1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.04.020. J Pediatr. 2009. PMID: 19446084 No abstract available.

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