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FAQ: How should pediatricians manage UTIs under new AAP guidance?
Author(s)Contemporary Pediatrics Staff
Fact checked by: Tracy Ann Politowicz
Missed the AAP's new pediatric UTI guideline? This easy-to-read FAQ covers the key changes in diagnosis, treatment, imaging, and prevention.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has published an updated clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infection (UTI) in children 8 days to 5 years of age, its first revision since 2011. The guideline appears in the October 2026 issue of Pediatrics alongside 3 technical reports.¹,²
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