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Nitrituria

MedGen UID:
1630965
•Concept ID:
C0948064
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0031812

Definition

Presence of nitrites in the urine. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Urinary Screening for Early Detection of Kidney Diseases.
Suthar KS, Vanikar AV, Nigam LA, Patel RD, Kanodia KV, Thakkar UG, Gandhi PA, Chandak SA, Prajapati AV, Patel MH
Indian J Pediatr 2018 Aug;85(8):607-612. Epub 2017 Nov 23 doi: 10.1007/s12098-017-2494-y. PMID: 29170923
Practice variation in treatment of suspected asymptomatic bacteriuria prior to cardiac surgery: are there differences in postoperative outcome? A retrospective cohort study.
de Lange MP, Sonker U, Kelder JC, de Vos R
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2016 Jun;22(6):769-75. Epub 2016 Mar 7 doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivw039. PMID: 26956708Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Urinary Screening for Early Detection of Kidney Diseases.
Suthar KS, Vanikar AV, Nigam LA, Patel RD, Kanodia KV, Thakkar UG, Gandhi PA, Chandak SA, Prajapati AV, Patel MH
Indian J Pediatr 2018 Aug;85(8):607-612. Epub 2017 Nov 23 doi: 10.1007/s12098-017-2494-y. PMID: 29170923
Practice variation in treatment of suspected asymptomatic bacteriuria prior to cardiac surgery: are there differences in postoperative outcome? A retrospective cohort study.
de Lange MP, Sonker U, Kelder JC, de Vos R
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2016 Jun;22(6):769-75. Epub 2016 Mar 7 doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivw039. PMID: 26956708Free PMC Article
Urinalysis in children and adolescents.
Utsch B, Klaus G
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2014 Sep 12;111(37):617-25; quiz 626. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2014.0617. PMID: 25283761Free PMC Article
Prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infection after renal transplantation by cranberry juice and L-methionine.
Pagonas N, Hörstrup J, Schmidt D, Benz P, Schindler R, Reinke P, van der Giet M, Zidek W, Westhoff TH
Transplant Proc 2012 Dec;44(10):3017-21. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.06.071. PMID: 23195017
Blood culture and bacteremia predictors in infants less than three months of age with fever without source.
Gómez B, Mintegi S, Benito J, Egireun A, Garcia D, Astobiza E
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2010 Jan;29(1):43-7. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181c6dd14. PMID: 19934784

Diagnosis

Urinary Screening for Early Detection of Kidney Diseases.
Suthar KS, Vanikar AV, Nigam LA, Patel RD, Kanodia KV, Thakkar UG, Gandhi PA, Chandak SA, Prajapati AV, Patel MH
Indian J Pediatr 2018 Aug;85(8):607-612. Epub 2017 Nov 23 doi: 10.1007/s12098-017-2494-y. PMID: 29170923
Urinalysis in children and adolescents.
Utsch B, Klaus G
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2014 Sep 12;111(37):617-25; quiz 626. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2014.0617. PMID: 25283761Free PMC Article
Epidemiological urinalysis of children from kindergartens of Can Gio, Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam.
Dang le NN, Doan Tle B, Doan NH, Pham TK, Smets F, Thi MH, Janssen F, Robert A
BMC Pediatr 2013 Nov 11;13:183. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-13-183. PMID: 24206763Free PMC Article
Blood culture and bacteremia predictors in infants less than three months of age with fever without source.
Gómez B, Mintegi S, Benito J, Egireun A, Garcia D, Astobiza E
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2010 Jan;29(1):43-7. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181c6dd14. PMID: 19934784
Methemoglobinemia and consumption of vegetables in infants.
Sanchez-Echaniz J, Benito-Fernández J, Mintegui-Raso S
Pediatrics 2001 May;107(5):1024-8. doi: 10.1542/peds.107.5.1024. PMID: 11331681

Therapy

Practice variation in treatment of suspected asymptomatic bacteriuria prior to cardiac surgery: are there differences in postoperative outcome? A retrospective cohort study.
de Lange MP, Sonker U, Kelder JC, de Vos R
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2016 Jun;22(6):769-75. Epub 2016 Mar 7 doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivw039. PMID: 26956708Free PMC Article
Prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infection after renal transplantation by cranberry juice and L-methionine.
Pagonas N, Hörstrup J, Schmidt D, Benz P, Schindler R, Reinke P, van der Giet M, Zidek W, Westhoff TH
Transplant Proc 2012 Dec;44(10):3017-21. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.06.071. PMID: 23195017
Oral immunotherapy of recurrent urinary tract infections: a double-blind placebo-controlled multicenter study.
Schulman CC, Corbusier A, Michiels H, Taenzer HJ
J Urol 1993 Sep;150(3):917-21. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35648-3. PMID: 8345609

Prognosis

Validation of a predictive model for identifying febrile young infants with altered urinalysis at low risk of invasive bacterial infection.
Velasco R, Gómez B, Hernández-Bou S, Olaciregui I, de la Torre M, González A, Rivas A, Durán I, Rubio A
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2017 Feb;36(2):281-284. Epub 2016 Oct 5 doi: 10.1007/s10096-016-2798-2. PMID: 27709307
Practice variation in treatment of suspected asymptomatic bacteriuria prior to cardiac surgery: are there differences in postoperative outcome? A retrospective cohort study.
de Lange MP, Sonker U, Kelder JC, de Vos R
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2016 Jun;22(6):769-75. Epub 2016 Mar 7 doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivw039. PMID: 26956708Free PMC Article
Prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infection after renal transplantation by cranberry juice and L-methionine.
Pagonas N, Hörstrup J, Schmidt D, Benz P, Schindler R, Reinke P, van der Giet M, Zidek W, Westhoff TH
Transplant Proc 2012 Dec;44(10):3017-21. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.06.071. PMID: 23195017
Blood culture and bacteremia predictors in infants less than three months of age with fever without source.
Gómez B, Mintegi S, Benito J, Egireun A, Garcia D, Astobiza E
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2010 Jan;29(1):43-7. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181c6dd14. PMID: 19934784

Clinical prediction guides

Validation of a predictive model for identifying febrile young infants with altered urinalysis at low risk of invasive bacterial infection.
Velasco R, Gómez B, Hernández-Bou S, Olaciregui I, de la Torre M, González A, Rivas A, Durán I, Rubio A
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2017 Feb;36(2):281-284. Epub 2016 Oct 5 doi: 10.1007/s10096-016-2798-2. PMID: 27709307
Blood culture and bacteremia predictors in infants less than three months of age with fever without source.
Gómez B, Mintegi S, Benito J, Egireun A, Garcia D, Astobiza E
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2010 Jan;29(1):43-7. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181c6dd14. PMID: 19934784
Oral immunotherapy of recurrent urinary tract infections: a double-blind placebo-controlled multicenter study.
Schulman CC, Corbusier A, Michiels H, Taenzer HJ
J Urol 1993 Sep;150(3):917-21. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35648-3. PMID: 8345609

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