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Urinary Tract Infections in Young Febrile Infants
Is Selective Testing Acceptable?
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002;156:6-7.
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IN THIS ISSUE of the ARCHIVES, Newman et al1
present data from the Pediatric Research in Office Settings' (PROS) Febrile
Infant Study, one of several articles we look forward to seeing from this
remarkable data set. The article addresses urinary tract infections (UTIs)
in febrile infants younger than 3 months who were seen in office practices.
As one of their study questions, the authors ask, Do practitioners follow
published practice guidelines, referring specifically to routine urine testing
for UTI in the evaluation of febrile infants? Of the 3066 infants enrolled
in the PROS Febrile Infant Study, only 1775 had their urine tested. Therefore,
the answer is no. The conclusion that practitioners do not follow guidelines
is not unexpected given the results of studies cited by the authors, but Newman
and colleagues suggest a more provocative question: Should practitioners be following published guidelines in this situation,
or is what they are . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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