Diagnostic test accuracy of dipstick urinalysis for diagnosing urinary tract infection in febrile infants attending the emergency department.

Authors

  • Kiran Azhar ANTH.
  • Rubina Zulfqar IMDC.
  • Sohail Aslam IMDC.
  • Sadaf Khan ANTH.
  • Hira Hameed IMDC/ANTH.
  • Kamran Ullah ANTH.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29309/TPMJ/2025.32.08.9832

Keywords:

Dipstick Method, Urine Culture, Urinary Tract Infection

Abstract

Objective: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of dipstick urinalysis for diagnosing urinary tract infection in febrile infants taking urine culture as gold standard. Study Design: Cross sectional, validation. Setting: Pediatric Department, Dr. Akbar Niazi Teaching Hospital, Islamabad. Period: October 2024 to March 2025. Material and Methods: After fulfilling the inclusion criteria, 336 patients were enrolled in the study. A urine sample was collected and then divided into two portions. One was tested with a dipstick and other sent for culture. Infants were labelled positive or negative based on each result. Data is analyzed using SPSS version 25. Results: The mean age of the patients was 12.23±6.74 months, 176(52.4%) patients were male and 160(47.6%) patients were females and 130(38.7%) patients were from rural area and 206(61.3%) were from urban area. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV< NPV and diagnostic accuracy of dipstick method for detection of UTI was 95.21%, 93.24%, 94.71%, 93.88% & 94.35% respectively taking urine culture as gold standard. Conclusion: Dipstick urinalysis is reliable and useful method with high diagnostic value for diagnosing urinary tract infection in febrile infants taking urine culture as gold standard

Author Biographies

Kiran Azhar, ANTH.

MBBS, PG Trainee Paediatrics, 

Rubina Zulfqar, IMDC.

MBBS, MCPS, DCH, FCPS, Professor & HOD, 

Sohail Aslam, IMDC.

MBBS, DCH, MCPS, FCPS, CHPE, Associate Professor Paediatrics, 

Sadaf Khan, ANTH.

MBBS, PG Trainee Paediatrics, 

Hira Hameed, IMDC/ANTH.

MBBS, FCPS (Paeds), Assistant Professor Paediatrics, 

Kamran Ullah, ANTH.

MBBS, PG Trainee Paediatrics,

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2025-07-30

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