METHOD FOR PREDICTING HIGH-GRADE VESICOURETERAL REFLUX IN CHILDREN WITH A FIRST FEBRILE URINARY TRACT INFECTION

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for predicting a high-grade vesicoureteral reflux in a patient. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for predicting a high-grade vesicoureteral reflux in a patient that comprises the steps of measuring the serum concentration of procalcitonin in a biological sample, assigning a procalcitonin value, looking for a dilation of one or two ureters shown on an echographic image of a kidney, assigning an echographic value, and combining said values by means of two mathematical equations with the definition of a threshold above which the patient is considered at risk for vesicoureteral reflux. The present invention also relates to a kit including a means for measuring the procalcitonin concentration and a means for measuring the cross-section of the ureter.