URINARY INFECTION IN CHILDREN.

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...

Urinary tract infection in children.

INTRODUCTION Up to 11.3% of girls and 3.6% of boys will have had a urinary tract infection (UTI) by the age of 16 years, and recurrence of infection is common. Vesicoureteric reflux is identified in up to 40% of children being investigated for a first UTI, and is a risk factor for, but weak predictor of, renal parenchymal defects. METHODS AND OUTCOMES We conducted a systematic review and aime...

Urinary tract infection in children.

Two hundred and eighty-five children under 15 years old (169 boys and 116 girls) who had urinary tract infection (UTI) were admitted to our hospital during the period July 1995 to June 1998. Clinical presentation, laboratory data and image studies were recognized and analyzed. Most patients were younger than 2 years of age. Fever is the most common sign, especially in young children. With the u...

Urinary Tract Infection in Children

Urinary Tract Infection in Children