Defining urinary tract infection by bacterial colony counts: a case for 100,000 colonies/ml as the best threshold

Pediatr Nephrol. 2019 Oct;34(10):1639-1649. doi: 10.1007/s00467-019-04283-x. Epub 2019 Jun 28.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Bacterial Load / standards*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Nephrology / standards
  • Patient Selection
  • Pediatrics / standards
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Reference Values
  • Renal Insufficiency / etiology
  • Renal Insufficiency / prevention & control
  • Time Factors
  • Time-to-Treatment
  • Urinary Tract Infections / complications
  • Urinary Tract Infections / diagnosis*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / drug therapy
  • Urinary Tract Infections / urine
  • Urine / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents