Box 2.
Indication for sending urine samples for culture
| Suspected upper UTI |
| Associated comorbidities |
| Infancy group |
| Positive result for urine dipsticks |
| Recurrent UTIs |
| Child with suspected UTI and nonresponding to treatment within 48 h |
| When clinical symptoms and dipstick test don’t correlate |
UTI: Urinary tract infection