Contamination rates of different urine collection methods for the diagnosis of urinary tract infections in young children: An observational cohort study

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 659-664

  Tosif, Shidan ^a   Baker, Alice ^a   Oakley, Ed ^b,c,d   Donath, Susan ^a,b,e   Babl, Franz E ^a,b,e  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

child; clean catch urine; emergency department; suprapubic aspiration; urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BAG SPECIMEN URINE; CATHETER SPECIMEN URINE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIDSTREAM URINE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX; SUPRAPUBIC ASPIRATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE; URINE SPECIMEN COLLECTION;

EID: 84864689030     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02449.x     Document Type: Article

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