Differentiating Kawasaki disease from urinary tract infection in febrile children with pyuria and C-reactive protein elevation.
Seung Beom HanSoo-Young LeePublished in: Italian journal of pediatrics (2018)
Elevated liver enzymes are more specific to KD than to UTI, whereas a positive nitrite test is more specific to UTI than to KD. Our findings can be used as diagnostic clues to differentiate KD from UTI in febrile children with pyuria and CRP elevation.