Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 233-237, December 2008

Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection

  • Viday A. Heffner, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Viday A. Heffner, MD, Department of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine), Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Research Institute, Children's Corporate Center Suite 550, PO Box 1997, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1997.
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  • Marc H. Gorelick, MD, MSCE

Department of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine), Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Research Institute, Milwaukee, WI

Urinary tract infection is a common source of fever in pediatric patients, especially infants who are not yet toilet-trained. Clinical findings are frequently nonspecific, making recognition and diagnosis challenging. This article presents an overview of the epidemiology and clinical features of pediatric urinary tract infection, the available diagnostic tests for screening and definitive diagnosis, and an approach to management including antibiotic treatment and follow-up.

Keywords: fever, child, urinary tract infection, urinalysis, emergency

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PII: S1522-8401(08)00073-6

doi:10.1016/j.cpem.2008.09.009

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 233-237, December 2008

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