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Hunting for Invasive Bacterial Illness in Infants with a Positive UA
Journal Club, Grand Rounds Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed Journal Club, Grand Rounds Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed

Hunting for Invasive Bacterial Illness in Infants with a Positive UA

The workup of febrile infants (<60 days) can be extensive and invasive. This post and podcast covers a recent paper by the PECARN research group that sought an answer to the question: What is the prevalence of bacteremia and/or bacterial meningitis (“invasive bacterial illness”, ISI) in febrile infants ≤60 days of age with a positive urinalysis (UA) result?

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