Predictors Of Non-Escherichia Coli Urinary Tract Infection

We aimed to determine which children are prone to non-Escherichia coli urinary tract infection (UTIs). We included 769 children with UTI. We found that circumcised males, Hispanic children, children without fever and children with grades 3 and 4 vesicoureteral reflux were more likely to have a UTI c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2016-11, Vol.35 (11), p.1266-1268
Hauptverfasser:	Shaikh, Nader, Wald, Ellen R, Keren, Ron, Gotman, Nathan, Ivanova, Anastasia, Carpenter, Myra A, Moxey-Mims, Marva, Hoberman, Alejandro
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Child Child, Preschool Cohort Studies Female Humans Infant Logistic Models Male Urinary Tract Infections - complications Urinary Tract Infections - epidemiology Urinary Tract Infections - microbiology Vesico-Ureteral Reflux - complications Vesico-Ureteral Reflux - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	We aimed to determine which children are prone to non-Escherichia coli urinary tract infection (UTIs). We included 769 children with UTI. We found that circumcised males, Hispanic children, children without fever and children with grades 3 and 4 vesicoureteral reflux were more likely to have a UTI caused by organisms other than E. coli. This information may guide clinicians in their choice of antimicrobial therapy.
ISSN:	0891-3668 1532-0987
DOI:	10.1097/INF.0000000000001301