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Urinary Tract Infections in Children. Prof. Pushpa Raj Sharma. Difficult in collecting samples Symptoms are non specific Associated with congenital anomalies Risk of having serious complications Risk factors Permanent renal damage Poor long term prognosis. The Differences.
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Urinary Tract Infections in Children Prof. Pushpa Raj Sharma
Difficult in collecting samples Symptoms are non specific Associated with congenital anomalies Risk of having serious complications Risk factors Permanent renal damage Poor long term prognosis The Differences
The Differences The risk of recurrence of UTI if infected before one year Of age is 18% in boys and 48% in girls.
Symptoms* • Fever 80% • Failure to thrive 12-15 % • Fainting 6.1% • Fast breathing 6.3% • Fowl smelling urine 43-20% • Feeding problems 83-17% • Frequency of urine 34-12% • Frequent vomiting 48-43% • Frequent constipation 2% • Frequent diarrhoea 8-18% *Rimal H and Sharma K (MD Thesis)
Aetiologial Agents H.S. Rimal / K.R. Sharma
Antibiotic Sensitivity of the commonest etiological agent Rimal HS
Complications of UTI • Acute Pyelonephritis • Chronic pyelonephritis • Renal scarring • Hypertension • Sepsis
Investigations for UTI • Routine urine examination • Culture • Ultrasound • DMSA scanning • Micturating cystourethrogram • CT/MRI
Treatment • Acute attack: oral/IV antibiotics • Repeated attacks: prophylactic • Surgical treatment