Abstract

URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN PEDIATRIC

Dr. Kamil Feyad A'aweed Al-Jubore*, Dr. Osama Shanan Kalaf and Dr. Hani Hashim Suhail Al Qaraghuli

ABSTRACT

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common and potentially serious bacterial infection of childhood. History and examination findings can be non-specific, so a urine sample is required to diagnose UTI. Sample collection in young precontinent children can be challenging. Bedside dipstick tests are useful for screening, but urine culture is required for diagnostic confirmation. Antibiotic therapy must be guided by local guidelines due to increasing antibiotic resistance. Duration of therapy and indications for imaging remain controversial topics and guidelines lack consensus. This article presents an overview of paediatric UTI diagnosis and management, with highlights of recent advances and evidence Updates. Patients and Methods: This study is a hospital based cross sectional (descriptive, microbiological and ultrasonic) study carried out upon 50 patients with urinary tract infection up to age of 10 years old attending Pediatric department of Hospital during the period from 1st of February to the last of October 2020. Results: There are high incidence of urinary tract infections in pediatric

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