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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
Chapter 126. Urinary Tract Infection in Infants and Children
Sections: Epidemiology, Clinically Relevant Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, Diagnosis, Treatment, Disposition and Follow-Up, Imaging, Practice Guidelines, Special Populations, Procedures, References.
Topics Discussed: urinary tract infection.
Excerpt:"The decrease in pediatric sepsis, meningitis, and occult bacteremia
over the past two decades due to successful immunizations has made urinary tract
infection (UTI) a relatively more common cause of fever in young children,
and UTI is now the most common serious bacterial infection in children.
Consider UTI as a possible diagnosis in all febrile infants and young
children presenting to EDs, and in all older children with abdominal
or urinary symptoms whether or not there is fever...."
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