Urinary tract infection in children.

Authors

  • Yusleidy Sánchez Pérez HOSPITAL PEDIÁTRICO DOCENTE GENERAL LUIS A. MILANÉS BAYAMO.
  • Aida Cristina Suárez Jiménez HOSPITAL PEDIÁTRICO DOCENTE GENERAL LUIS A. MILANÉS BAYAMO.
  • Yelenis Elías Monte HOSPITAL PEDIÁTRICO DOCENTE GENERAL LUIS A. MILANÉS BAYAMO.
  • Niuvis Chávez González HOSPITAL PEDIÁTRICO DOCENTE GENERAL LUIS A. MILANÉS BAYAMO.
  • Ada Maimell Álvarez Rodríguez HOSPITAL PEDIÁTRICO DOCENTE GENERAL LUIS A. MILANÉS BAYAMO.
  • Ana María Machado Solano HOSPITAL PEDIÁTRICO DOCENTE GENERAL LUIS A. MILANÉS BAYAMO.

Keywords:

URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS /diagnosis, URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS /drug therapy, ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS, CHILD.

Abstract

The urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most frequent infections in children.  It affects 2.6% and 3.4% of children each year, and its diagnosis and treatment provoke a high economic cost. However, it is not easy to diagnose a UTI because the clinic, especially in children under two years old, uses to be unespecific. Although the uroculture is the  reference diagnosis method,  the difficulties for the picking up and delay of the results demands for empirical diagnosis, considering the clinical data and results of the parameters of urine samples. It was performed a descriptive research of bibliographic revision about urinary tract infections, with the objective to know the main characteristics of this disease through its definition, physiopathology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment. As conclusion it can be said that physiopathology and the main clinical manifestations vary by age and germs characteristics. To establish the diagnosis we based upon the direct and indirect methods and the treatment depends on the topographic place of the infection and the patient risk according to the risk level of each patient.

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Published

2010-07-10

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Sánchez Pérez Y, Suárez Jiménez AC, Elías Monte Y, Chávez González N, Álvarez Rodríguez AM, Machado Solano AM. Urinary tract infection in children. RM [Internet]. 2010 Jul. 10 [cited 2025 Jun. 1];14(3). Available from: https://revmultimed.sld.cu/index.php/mtm/article/view/1639

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