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

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Downing, Harriet ^a   Thomas Jones, Emma ^b   Gal, Micaela ^b   Waldron, Cherry Ann ^b   Sterne, Jonathan ^a   Hollingworth, William ^a   Hood, Kerenza ^b   Delaney, Brendan ^c   Little, Paul ^d   Howe, Robin ^e   Wootton, Mandy ^e   Macgowan, Alastair ^f   Butler, Christopher C ^b   Hay, Alastair D ^a   Birnie, Kate ^g   Harman, Kim ^g   Peters, Marilyn ^g   Martinson, Kate ^g   Lisles, Catherine ^g   Pickles, Timothy ^g   Lawton, Michael ^g   Benger, Jonathan ^g   Busby, John ^g   Fletcher, Margaret ^g   Dudley, Jan ^g   van der Voort, Judith ^g   O'Brien, Kathryn ^g   Whiting, Penny ^g   Derrick, Catherine ^g   Beech, Steven ^g   Thomas, Elizabeth ^g   Roberts, Victoria ^g   Darmanin, Lewis ^g   Durbaba, Stevo ^g   Hague, Margaret ^g   George, Susan ^g   Wade, Teresa ^g   Sadoo, Annie ^g   Brindle, Peter ^g   Carver, Lisa ^g   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^f SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Children; Diagnosis; Dipstick test; Economic models; Near patient testing; Point of care test; Primary care; Urinary Tract Infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SUCCIMER;

ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; UROLOGIC EXAMINATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84874013141     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-158     Document Type: Article

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