Table 1.

Urine culture collection methods

Method	Recommendation	References
Bag	Not recommended	5, 11, 19, 21
CVU	Recommended in primary care Second choice in hospital settings (consider micturition stimulating methods in infants <6 mo, <10 kg)	11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23
Transurethral BC	First choice in hospital settings and mandatory in critically ill children	5, 11, 19, 21, 26
SPA	Gold standard, but not feasible as a routine procedure in primary care	5, 11, 12, 19, 20, 21

Abbreviations: BC, bladder catheterisation; CVU, clean voided urine; SPA, suprapubic aspiration.