Arch Pediat Adol Med
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Oct 2005
Choice of urine collection methods for the diagnosis of urinary tract infection in young, febrile infants.
The optimal method of urine collection in febrile infants is debatable; catheterization, considered more accurate, is technically difficult and invasive. ⋯ Most practitioners obtain urine from febrile infants via catheterization, but choice of method is not related to the risk of urinary tract infection. Although both urine cultures and urinalyses are more accurate in catheterized specimens, the magnitude of difference is small but should be factored into clinical decision making.