Chronology of Published Research

Highlights of UTI Research by Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC from 1993 to Present

2015

• Risk Factors for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection and Renal Scarring (PDF)

2014

• Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Children with Vesicoureteral Reflux

2012

• Acute Management, Imaging, and Prognosis of UTI in Infants and Children Older than One Month
• Clinical Features and Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections in Infants and Children Older than One Month
• Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Urinary Tract Infections in Children
• Long-term Management and Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in Children
• Identifying Children with Vesicoureteral Reflux: A Comparison of 2 Approaches (PDF)

2011

• Treatment of a 6-year-old Girl with Vesicoureteral Reflux (PDF)

2010

• Risk of Renal Scarring in Children With a First Urinary Tract Infection: A Systematic Review (PDF)

2009

• Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for UTI in Children (PDF)
• Controversies in the Management of Vesicoureteral Reflux: The Rationale for the RIVUR Study (PDF)

2008

• Vesicoureteral Reflux: The RIVUR Study and the Way Forward (PDF)
• Prevalence of UTI in Childhood - A Meta-Analysis (PDF)
• Randomized Intervention for Children With VUR (RIVUR)

2007

• Urinary Tract Infection in Childhood (PDF)
• Does This Child Have a Urinary Tract Infection? (PDF)

2003

• Validation of a Decision Rule Identifying Febrile Young Girls at High Risk for Urinary Tract Infection (PDF)
• Imaging Studies After a First Febrile UTI in Young Children (PDF)
• Dysfunctional Elimination Syndrome: Is it Related to Urinary Tract Infection or Vesicoureteral Reflux Diagnosed Early in Life (PDF)

1999

• Oral vs. Initial Intravenous Therapy for UTI in Young Febrile Children (PDF)

1997

• Urinary Tract Infections in Young Febrile Children (PDF)

1996

• Is Urine Culture Necessary to Rule Out UTI in Young Febrile Children? (PDF)

1994

• Pyuria and Bacteriuria in Urine Specimens Obtained by Catheter in Young Children with Fever (PDF)

1993

• Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infection Febrile Infants (PDF)
• Enhanced urinalysis as a screening test for UTI (PDF)
• Intra- and Inter-observer Variability in Interpretation of DMSA Scans (PDF)