Role of Procalcitonin in Predicting Dilating Vesicoureteral Reflux in Young Children Hospitalized With a First Febrile Urinary Tract Infection

Abstract

PCT is useful for diagnosing acute pyelonephritis and predicting dilating VUR in young children with a first febrile urinary tract infection. A voiding cystourethrography is indicated only in children with high PCT values (≥1.0 ng/mL) and/or abnormalities found on a US.