Urinalysis and bacterial culture
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Bacterial meningitis is infrequently predicted by positive urinalysis in infants younger than 2 months- Risk of serious bacterial infection low in recently immunized febrile infants
- The rate of concomitant bacterial meningitis in infants with urinary tract infection is 0.25%
- Negative leukocyte esterase and < 5 white blood cells/high-powered field best rule out urinary tract infection; positive nitrite best rules it in
- Schmutz in the urine contaminates culture results
- Lab-based prediction model can rule out serious bacterial infections in febrile infants