Development and Validation of a Calculator for Estimating the Probability of Urinary Tract Infection in Young Febrile Children

Accurately estimating the probability of urinary tract infection (UTI) in febrile preverbal children is necessary to appropriately target testing and treatment.To develop and test a calculator (UTICalc) that can first estimate the probability of UTI based on clinical variables and then update that probability based on laboratory results.Review of electronic medical records of febrile children aged 2 to 23 months who were brought to the emergency...