Abstract:Background: Sign and symptoms of urinary tract infections (UTI) are not specific in infants and young children, fever being the commonest sign. Therefore, collecting urine samples for culture is required to diagnose or exclude UTI. Obtaining a clean catch urine sample in neonates and infants is a great challenge as it is unpredictable, time consuming and requires lot of patience. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to determine the effect of bladder and lumbar stimulation technique (BLST) for collecti… Show more
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