GPs' perspectives on diagnosing childhood urinary tract infections: a qualitative study.

Background: Diagnosis and management of childhood urinary tract infection (UTI) is challenging in general practice because of a range of factors.

Aim: To explore GPs' perspectives concerning the barriers to and facilitators for diagnosis and management of childhood UTI.

Design And Setting: Qualitative study in general practice in Belgium.

Clinical prediction rules for childhood urinary tract infections: a cross-sectional study in ambulatory care.

Background: Diagnosing childhood urinary tract infections (UTIs) is challenging. Clinical prediction rules may help to identify children that require urine sampling. However, there is a lack of research to determine the accuracy of the scores in general practice.

Outpatient urine collection methods for paediatric urinary tract infections: Systematic review of diagnostic accuracy studies.

Aim: To investigate the diagnostic test accuracy of urine collection methods for urinary tract infections in outpatient children.

Methods: A systematic literature review until April 2021 (Medline, Web of Science, Embase, Cinahl) to examine the diagnostic test accuracy of urine culture on collection methods for urinary tract infection in outpatient children below 18 years. Contamination rates were studied as secondary outcome.