Pyuria and Urine Concentration for Identifying Urinary Tract Infection in Young Children

Urinary tract infection in young children.

The urinary tract The urinary tract makes and stores urine. It is made up of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra (see illustration on the next page). The kidneys produce urine. Urine travels from the kidneys down 2 narrow tubes called the ureters to the bladder. The bladder is a thin muscular bag that stores urine until it is time to empty urine out of the body. When it is time to empty ...

Acute urinary tract infection in infants and young children.

Is this a urinary tract infection? Yes, it could be. Urinary tract infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis for infants and young children with fever. Several studies have shown that infants with urinary tract infection often present with fever as the only symptom. The probability of infection is high in young children presenting with the factors noted in Box 1. Ask about a ...

Measurement of pyuria in urinary tract infections.

Pyuria in infancy, and the role of suprapubic aspiration of urine in diagnosis of infection of urinary tract.

Postscript.-Since this paper was submitted for publication J. D. Fewings, M. J. D. Hanna, J. A. Walsh, and R. F. Whelan (Brit. 7. Pharmacol. 1966, 27, 93) have recorded the results of a plethysmographic study of the effects of ethyl alcohol on the blood vessels of the hands and forearms of healthy subjects. Their observations are similar to those reported above for healthy upper limbs. However,...

Urinary Tract Infection in Children

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common problem in childhood and the primary health care practitioner is usually the frontline in diagnosis and management. The development of better imaging techniques, revised understanding of host defencebacterial virulence interactions in UTI, together with the results of several longitudinal studies on the implications of renal scarring in children, have p...