Validity of bag urine culture for predicting urinary tract infections in febrile infants: a paired comparison of urine collection methods

PurposeCatheter urine (CATH-U) and suprapubic aspiration (SPA) are reliable urine collection methods for confirming urinary tract infections (UTI) in infants. However, noninvasive and easily accessible collecting bag urine (CBU) is widely used, despite its high contamination rate. This study investi...

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Main Authors: Geun-A Kim, Ja-Wook Koo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Pediatric Society 2015-05-01
Series:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://kjp.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjped-58-183.pdf