We conducted a retrospective cohort study of consecutive febrile (temperature in triage ≥ 38°C) infants aged 0 days to 89 days seen in the emergency department at Children's Hospital Boston from ...

The sensitivity of a urinalysis for diagnosing urinary tract infection (UTI) is not optimal—75%-85%, depending on the study. Although the American Academy of ...

A study defines parameters for the number of white blood cells that must be present in children's urine at different concentrations to suggest a urinary tract infection (UTI). The findings could help ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of a leukocyte esterase strip test may be a reliable tool to diagnose persistence of infection during second ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently saw my doctor for some fatigue and lightheadedness, and my doctor ordered some tests. I'm concerned that the urine test showed trace positive for ketones, leukocyte esterase ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . UTIs account for 1.1 million pediatric office visits annually and are a significant clinical syndrome in ...

The use of leukocyte esterase reagent strips offers a rapid, cheap and simple alternative to manual counting of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) in ascitic fluid for the diagnosis of spontaneous ...

DALLAS - March 8, 2021 - A study led by UT Southwestern and Children's Health researchers defines parameters for the number of white blood cells that must be present in children's urine at different ...