American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 27, Issue 8 , Pages 930-932, October 2009

Urinalysis is not reliable to detect a urinary tract infection in febrile infants presenting to the ED☆

  • Jacqueline M. Reardon, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA 92134, USA
    • ,
  • Keri L. Carstairs, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA 92134, USA
    • ,
  • Sherri L. Rudinsky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA 92134, USA
    • ,
  • Leslie V. Simon, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA 92134, USA
    • ,
  • Robert H. Riffenburgh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Investigations Department, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA 92134, USA
    • ,
  • David A. Tanen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA 92134, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 619 532 8276.

Received 23 June 2008; received in revised form 12 July 2008; accepted 13 July 2008.

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☆ The Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Navy Department, Washington, DC, Clinical Investigations Program, sponsored this report #S-05-075 as required by NSHBETHINST 6000.41B. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, or the United States government.

 Presented as a abstract at the American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly in New Orleans, La, in October of 2006.

PII: S0735-6757(08)00537-8

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2008.07.015

American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 27, Issue 8 , Pages 930-932, October 2009

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