Which clinical manifestations are appropriate when an infant has a suspected urinary tract infection

A guideline that focuses on the management of bacterial Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) in children and is primarily aimed at medical staff

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Sensitivity and specificity of components of urinalysis, alone and in combination

TestSensitivitySpecificity
LE83 (67–94)78 (64–92)
NT53 (15–82)98 (90–100)
Either LE or NT positive93 (90–100)72 (58–91)
Microscopy, WBCs73 (32–100)81 (45–98)
Microscopy, bacteria81 (16–99)83 (11–100)
LE, NT or microscopy positive99.8 (99–100)70 (60–92)