interpretation of urine microscopy in an infant or child

Last reviewed 01/2018

Interpretation of microscopy results

• if bacteriuria positive and pyuria positive
  • infant or child should be regarded as having UTI
• if bacteriuria positive and pyuria negative
  • infant or child should be regarded as having UTI
• if bacteriuria negative and pyuria positive
  • antibiotic treatment should be started if clinically UTI
• if bacteriuria negative and pyuria negative
  • infant or child should be regarded as not having UTI

Reference:

1. NICE (September 2017).Urinary tract infection in children: diagnosis, treatment and long-term management