Table 1.

Characteristics of the Italian emergency units involved in the survey

	N (%)
Geographical area
North	62 (51)
Center	25 (21)
South and Islands	34 (28)
Number of visits per year
< 5000	30 (25)
5000–10,000	33 (27)
10,000–20,000	35 (29)
> 20,000	23 (19)
Number of pediatric UTI managed per year
< 50	46 (38)
50–100	45 (37)
100–200	14 (12)
> 200	16 (13)
Frequency of consultation with a pediatric infectious disease specialist for UTI management
Never	109 (90)
< 50%	0 (0.0)
≥ 50%	0 (0.0)
Always	12 (10)
Frequency of consultation with a pediatric nephrologist for UTI management
Never	75 (62)
< 50%	33 (27)
≥ 50%	9 (7.4)
Always	4 (3.3)
Availability of recommendations on UTI management
Yes	90 (74)
No	31 (26)