Summary: <a href="https://i2.wp.com/littlebigmed.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-Little-Big-Med-Logo-2.png"></a>On this episode, host Jason Woods speaks to Dr. Nader Shaikh about his recent paper on the development of a calculator (UTICalc) to estimate the probability of UTI in pediatric patients. The calculator itself is fantastic and easy to use (see link below) but the discussion centers on the methods behind the calculator. We dig into how these calculators are developed, how to determine if they are accurate/useful, and how to use them in clinical practice.<br> Important Links<br> <br> * <a href="https://uticalc.pitt.edu">UTI Calculator link</a> – UTICalc<br> * <a href="http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/138/6/e20163026">AAP UTI Guidelines, 2016 Reaffirmation</a> of 2011 Guidelines<br> * <a href="http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/128/3/595">AAP 2011 UTI Guidelines Update</a><br> <br> References<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29710324">Shaikh N et al. “Development and Validation of a Calculator for Estimating the Probability of Urinary Tract Infection in Young Febrile Children”. JAMA Pediatr. 2018 Jun 1;172(6):550-556. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.0217.</a><br> * Roberts KB; Subcommittee on Urinary Tract Infection, Steering Committee on Quality Improvement and Management. Urinary tract infection: clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of the initial UTI in febrile infants and children 2 to 24 months. Pediatrics. 2011;128(3):595-610.Lavelle JM, Blackstone MM, Funari MK, et al. Two-step process for ED UTI screening in febrile young children: reducing catheterization rates. Pediatrics. 2016;138(1):e20153023.<br> * Shaikh N, Morone NE, Bost JE, Farrell MH. Prevalence of urinary tract infection in childhood: a meta-analysis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008;27(4):302-308.<br> * Hoberman A, Wald ER, Reynolds EA, Penchansky L, Charron M. Pyuria and bacteriuria in urine specimens obtained by catheter from young children with fever. J Pediatr. 1994;124(4):513-519.<br> * Hoberman A, Chao HP, Keller DM, Hickey R, Davis HW, Ellis D. Prevalence of urinary tract infection in febrile infants. J Pediatr. 1993;123(1):17-23.<br> <br> Guests<br> Nader Shaikh MD, Associate Professor, General Academic Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh<br> <br>
