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Urinary Tract Infection(UTI) in Children
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URINARY TRACT INFECTION
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Q7) Is urinary infection dangerous? What complications can occur?
A7) Urinary tract infection can be dangerous if treated late or incompletely (because of late diagnosis) and if recurrences occur, or if there are underlying defects or diseases of kidneys which are
Q7) Is urinary infection dangerous? What complications can occur?
A7) Urinary tract infection can be dangerous if treated late or incompletely (because of late diagnosis) and if recurrences occur, or if there are underlying defects or diseases of kidneys which are
undiagnosed. Permanent renal scars due to recurrent
UTI lead to high BP, chronic renal failure (requiring kidney transplant),
growth failure, anemia in adolescents and young adults and toxemia
of pregnancy in women who had urinary infections in childhood.
Q8) My elder child suffered from frequent UTI. How do I take care that it doesn’t occur in the younger one?
A8) If your elder child suffered from UTI, the younger one need not get UTI because it is not hereditary. All the measures, which are advised to prevent recurrence of UTI, can be started from infancy to prevent the first UTI.
Q9) Is it necessary to treat UTI in child?
A9) Yes, it is mandatory to treat UTI in childhood, because if untreated your child may develop kidney damage.
Q10) Will my child have any problems as an adult if he has UTI in childhood?
A10) Kidney damage or scars lead to high BP, renal failure, growth failure, anemia. In a girl, it may recur during menstrual cycles, after marriage and during pregnancy, which may lead to toxemia of pregnancy.
Q11) How often is a urine test required? Is there no other way to detect UTI?
A11) Urine test especially culture is only way to diagnose UTI. It is better to repeat urine test after completing the course of antibiotics to ensure that UTI is cleared.
Q12) How do I collect urine in my child?
A12) In a sterile bottle from laboratory after cleaning the urinary area with soap and water thoroughly you allow a few drops of urine to flow and take the mid-stream of urine directly in the bottle, seal and send to the lab within 1 hour. This is possible if child is above 3 – 4 years and co – operative. Pre-sterilized urine collection bags which can be fixed around urethral openings are available for younger children especially girls for sterile collection of urine for culture.
Last updated on 23-08-2001
Q8) My elder child suffered from frequent UTI. How do I take care that it doesn’t occur in the younger one?
A8) If your elder child suffered from UTI, the younger one need not get UTI because it is not hereditary. All the measures, which are advised to prevent recurrence of UTI, can be started from infancy to prevent the first UTI.
Q9) Is it necessary to treat UTI in child?
A9) Yes, it is mandatory to treat UTI in childhood, because if untreated your child may develop kidney damage.
Q10) Will my child have any problems as an adult if he has UTI in childhood?
A10) Kidney damage or scars lead to high BP, renal failure, growth failure, anemia. In a girl, it may recur during menstrual cycles, after marriage and during pregnancy, which may lead to toxemia of pregnancy.
Q11) How often is a urine test required? Is there no other way to detect UTI?
A11) Urine test especially culture is only way to diagnose UTI. It is better to repeat urine test after completing the course of antibiotics to ensure that UTI is cleared.
Q12) How do I collect urine in my child?
A12) In a sterile bottle from laboratory after cleaning the urinary area with soap and water thoroughly you allow a few drops of urine to flow and take the mid-stream of urine directly in the bottle, seal and send to the lab within 1 hour. This is possible if child is above 3 – 4 years and co – operative. Pre-sterilized urine collection bags which can be fixed around urethral openings are available for younger children especially girls for sterile collection of urine for culture.
Last updated on 23-08-2001
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