Urinalysis Not Accurate For Diagnosing UTIs In Children With Spina Bifida, Study Finds

Healio (6/14, Weldon) reported, “Urinalysis did not accurately diagnose UTIs in children with spina bifida, according to study results published in Pediatrics.” In the study, “regarding the diagnostic accuracy of each UA component, pyuria had the highest sensitivity (0.91, 95% CI, 0.84-0.95) and the least specificity (0.36, 95% CI, 0.33-0.4), whereas nitrites were the least sensitive (0.52, 95% CI, 0.42-0.61) and most specific (0.72, 95% CI, 0.69-0.75).”