can one have a uti with negative urinalysis?

ketchie · Newbie Joined: 02 May 2005 Posts: 20

Is it possible that my son, 16 months has UTI even though we’ve got negative urinalysis? He has symptoms and I am sure that he needs treatment.

giuliano · Newbie Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 24

You may be right, I’ve read that up to 50% of children with UTIs can have a false negative urinalysis, so In children younger than 2-years-old, a negative urinalysis does not rule out a urinary tract infection.Most consider young girls to be at the highest risk for UTI, except for the neonatal period, when neonatal boys actually have a higher risk than girls. Children with UTIs are managed differently based on the age. In well appearing children, this infection can be treated as an outpatient with oral antibiotics.

can one have a uti with negative urinalysis?

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