Twenty percent of febrile children have fever without an apparent source of infection after
history and physical examination. Of these, a small proportion may have an occult bacterial …

The evaluation and management of infants and young children who have fever without an
apparent source is controversial. The disappearance of disease caused by Haemophilus …

This Clinical Practice Guideline was retired May 2021. OBJECTIVE: To revise the American
Academy of Pediatrics practice parameter regarding the diagnosis and management of …

Objective. Establish prevalence rates of urinary tract infection (UTI) in febrile infants and
young girls in an emergency department (ED) by demographics and clinical parameters …

Background. The evaluation of young febrile infants is controversial, in part because it is
unclear whether clinical evidence of a viral infection significantly reduces the risk of serious …

Over the past decade we have gained many new insights into the etiology and
pathophysiology of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children. The role of bacterial virulence …

Rapid urine tests, such as microscopy, for bacteria and white cells, and dipsticks, for
leucocyte esterase and nitrites, are often used in children that are unwell to guide early …

Objective. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common clinical problem in febrile infants
younger than 8 weeks old, with a prevalence between 5% and 11%. Previous studies have …

OBJECTIVES: The diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in young
children are clinically challenging. This report was developed to inform the revised …

Objective. To review systematically and to summarize the existing literature regarding
performance of rapid diagnostic tests for urinary tract infection (UTI) in children. Design …