A Culture-Based Strategy Is More Cost Effective Than an Empiric Therapy Strategy in Managing Pediatric Infection.

Background: infection is a major cause of peptic ulcers and gastric cancer. This study aimed to compare the eradication rate and essential costs of culture-based and empiric therapy strategies in treating pediatric infection.

Methods: We retrospectively enrolled patients aged <18 years with a diagnosis of infection who received esophagogastroduodenoscopy at two medical centers in southern Taiwan from 1998 to 2018.

Nomogram for diagnosing acute pyelonephritis in pediatric urinary tract infection.

Background: For risk stratification and individualized treatment for children with urinary tract infection (UTI), they must be assessed for the presence of acute pyelonephritis (APN). Our study aimed to combine variables that can predict APN and establish a nomogram for clinical use.

Methods: In total, 111 children <5 years old hospitalized at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital for UTI were classified into APN and simple UTI groups based on a technetium-99 m dimercaptosuccinic acid scan.