Urinary tract infections in children
Senses, D.A.; Dilmen, U.; Kaya, I.S.; Nuristani, D.; Toppare, M.F.
Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni 26(3): 248-252
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0374-9096 PMID: 1528144 Document Number: 398706
The diagnosis of urinary tract infections were established on fifty children in our hospital in the last year. Most of the patients were between the age of 1-12 month (28 cases, 56%). The ratio of female/male was 3.5. Fever was the most common symptom (17 cases, 34%). In the routine urinalysis, proteinuria and pyuria were revealed in 11 cases (22%), and 44 cases (88%), respectively. E. coli was the most common microorganism isolated from urine cultures (70%). Twenty-two patients were regularly followed up and recurrence was observed in 7 patients (32%).