Publications by authors named "Pedro A Merino"
Background And Objectives: Guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics define urinary tract infection (UTI) as the growth of greater than 50,000 ufc/mL of a single bacterium in a urine culture with a positive urine dipstick or with a urinalysis associated. Our objective was to evaluate the adequacy of this cutoff point for the diagnosis of UTI in young febrile infants.
Methods: Subanalysis of a prospective multicenter study developed in RISeuP-SPERG Network between October 11 and September 13.
Aim: There is limited evidence about the diagnostic value of urine dipsticks in young febrile infants. The aim of this study was to determine whether urine dipsticks would identify positive urine cultures in febrile infants of less than 90 days of age.
Methods: This study was a subanalysis of a prospective multicentre study developed in 19 Spanish paediatric emergency departments belonging to the Spanish Paediatric Emergency Research Network.
Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common serious bacterial infection (SBI) in infants younger than 90 days of age. Many physicians admit infants younger than 90 days old because of their greater risk of developing invasive bacterial infections (IBIs), secondary to UTI. The primary objective of this study was to design a prediction model to identify febrile infants younger than 90 days old with an altered urinalysis who were at low risk for IBI and suitable for outpatient management
Methods: : Prospective multicenter study included 19 hospitals that are members of the Spanish Pediatric Emergency Research Group of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Emergencies.