Childhood urinary infections

Proteus urinary infections in childhood.

Quantitative urine culture by the dipinoculum technique of Mackey and Sandys (1965) has shown that the pattern of infection in male children is quite different from that of female children. Among boys under the age of 14 Proteus mirabilis is the causative organism in about 75% of cases of active urinary infection. By contrast only 15% of infection in girls is due to Proteus, the dominant pathog...

Urinary Tract Infections in Childhood

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common and important clinical problem in childhood and may lead to systemic illness and renal injury in the short term; with repeated infections, renal scarring, hypertension, and end-stage renal dysfunction may develop. The overall prevalence of UTI is estimated at 5% in febrile infants but varies widely by race and gender. The highest prevalence rates of ...

Current imaging of childhood urinary infections: prospective survey.

OBJECTIVES To assess whether ultrasonography alone is adequate for routine screening of childhood urinary infection, whether clinical features determine the need for further investigations, and which investigations are most appropriate. DESIGN Prospective survey of children with proved urinary infection and a preinvestigation record of clinical features. Ultrasonography and intravenous urogra...

Clinical and epidemiology characteristics of urinary tract infections in childhood.

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infections in children, and usually it appears in early childhood. The aim of this study was to find out the incidence and distribution of urinary tract infections in childhood, and to analyze clinical presentation of urinary tract infections in children. In the retrospective study were included 164 children, of both genders, who were trea...

Urinary Infections