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Prevalence of urinary tract infection in febrile* infants and children by demographic group

Prevalence of urinary tract infection in febrile* infants and children by demographic group
Demographic group Prevalence or pretest probability (95% CI)
0 to 3 months 7.2% (5.8-8.6)
Females 7.5% (5.1-10)
Circumcised males 2.4% (1.4-3.5)
Uncircumcised males 20.1% (16.8-23.4)
3 to 6 months 6.6% (1.7-11.5)
Females 5.7% (2.3-9.4)
Males 3.3% (1.3-5.3)
6 to 12 months 5.4% (3.4-7.4)
Females 8.3% (3.9-12.7)
Males 1.7% (0.5-2.9)
12 to 24 months 4.5%
Females 2.1% (1.2-3.6)
Circumcised males >1 year <1%
<19 years with urinary symptoms and/or feverΔ 7.8% (6.6-8.9)
UTI: urinary tract infection.
* Temperature ≥38°C.
¶ 95% confidence interval not available.
Δ Most of these children were older than 2 years.
Data from: Shaikh N, Morone NE, Bost JE, Farrell MH. Prevalence of urinary tract infection in childhood: A meta-analysis. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2008; 27:302.
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