Urinary Tract Infection in Pediatrics: Clinical Approach and Follow Up

Authors

  • Orlando García del Villar Pediatra Universidad Metropolitana Barranquilla
  • Katherine Barrios Peña Universidad Metropolitana de Barranquilla

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.34.1.10745

Abstract

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a frequent pathology in the pediatric age, about 5-8% of children under 2 years of age with fever without defined focus have a UTI, it is a frequent infection, and although the most have a good prognosis, it will always be necessary to identify those patients at risk of permanent and progressive kidney damage. UTI has a high incidence during childhood, appearing in about 7% of febrile children under one year of age and is an indicator of anatomical and functional anomalies. Clinical suspicion will always be important in order to reach a rapid diagnosis; in order to perform timely treatments and in this way reduce kidney damage and complications. In this article we make a particular emphasis on the clinical approach and the follow-up that should be done to a patient with this pathology.

Author Biographies

Orlando García del Villar, Pediatra Universidad Metropolitana Barranquilla

Pediatra Universidad Metropolitana Barranquilla

Katherine Barrios Peña, Universidad Metropolitana de Barranquilla

Médico Especialista en Pediatria, Universidad Metropolitana. Barranquilla (Colombia).

Published

2022-02-09

How to Cite

García del Villar, O., & Barrios Peña, K. (2022). Urinary Tract Infection in Pediatrics: Clinical Approach and Follow Up. Salud Uninorte, 34(1). https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.34.1.10745

Issue

Section

Reflexion Article