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Table 1 Comparison of clinical findings between the KD with pyuria group and the UTI group

From: Differentiating Kawasaki disease from urinary tract infection in febrile children with pyuria and C-reactive protein elevation

 

KD with pyuria

(n = 48)

UTI

(n = 118)

P value

Age, months

23.0 (9.0–33.8)

4.6 (3.0–8.1)

< 0.001

Male, n (%)

33 (68.8%)

64 (54.2%)

0.085

2–24 months of age, n (%)

24 (50.0%)

80 (67.8%)

0.032

Duration of fever at diagnosis, days

5.0 (4.0–5.0)

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

< 0.001

Length of hospital stay, days

6.0 (5.0–7.0)

5.0 (5.0–6.0)

0.105

Antibiotic usage, n (%)

32 (66.7%)

118 (100.0%)

< 0.001

  1. Median (interquartile range; 25th–75th percentile); KD Kawasaki disease, UTI Urinary tract infection