Table 2

Details of additional samples that did not fulfil the study definition for UTI from patients designated UTI (group 1)

Age (y) Timing WCC (× 109/l) Log10(org ct)/ml IL-8 (pg/ml) Culture report
2-1500.7Sm1+4 days2–56922Mixed contaminants
0.9Sm10<3896Neg
§0.2Sm100692Neg
10.1Sm1+1 day1500Neg
  • 2-150 §Indicate corresponding patients in tables 1 and 2.

  • UTI, urinary tract infection; WCC, white cell count; org ct, organism count; Sm, sample; neg, negative.