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In-out catheterization of young children with suspected urinary tract infection: a retrospective journal study.
Pediatr Nurs. 2008 May-Jun; 34(3):241-5.PN

Abstract

It is important that pediatric nurses know that the methods they use are reliable and the most appropriate for the child's security and well being. In-out catheterization is a sterile invasive method to obtain a urine sample in young children. To confirm this as a reliable method, a study of medical records from 61 children ages 0 to 24 months with suspected urinary tract infections (UTIs) was performed. Each child had produced both a urine sample from an adhesive bag and a urine sample from in-out catheterization. Dipsticks were taken from both samples; and the methods were compared with kappa analysis. Cultures were obtained from the catheter urine. UTI was verified as a growth in the catheter urine in 32 out of 61 children. Catheterized samples of urine with 3+ or 4+ of leucocytes all had a growth of bacteria in the culture. This examination of medical records showed that in-out catheterization is a reliable method to use to confirm UTIs in children 0 to 24 months.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Gilljam BM
Department of Pediatrics, Halmstad Hospital, Halmstad, Sweden.
Svensson ML
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Age FactorsAttitude to HealthChild, PreschoolFearFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMass ScreeningNitritesNursing Evaluation ResearchParentsPediatric NursingPsychology, ChildReagent StripsRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificitySpecimen HandlingSwedenUrinalysisUrinary CatheterizationUrinary Tract Infections

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Validation Study

Language

eng

PubMed ID

18649814

Citation

Gilljam, Britt-Mari, and Marie-Louise Svensson. "In-out Catheterization of Young Children With Suspected Urinary Tract Infection: a Retrospective Journal Study." Pediatric Nursing, vol. 34, no. 3, 2008, pp. 241-5.
Gilljam BM, Svensson ML. In-out catheterization of young children with suspected urinary tract infection: a retrospective journal study. Pediatr Nurs. 2008;34(3):241-5.
Gilljam, B. M., & Svensson, M. L. (2008). In-out catheterization of young children with suspected urinary tract infection: a retrospective journal study. Pediatric Nursing, 34(3), 241-5.
Gilljam BM, Svensson ML. In-out Catheterization of Young Children With Suspected Urinary Tract Infection: a Retrospective Journal Study. Pediatr Nurs. 2008 May-Jun;34(3):241-5. PubMed PMID: 18649814.
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