RT Book, Section
A1 Srinivas, Nivedita S.
A1 Schroeder, Alan R.
A2 Shah, Samir S.
A2 Kemper, Alex R.
A2 Ratner, Adam J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1157322416
T1 Urinary Tract Infections
T2 Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861536
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157322416
RD 2024/04/25
AB Urinary  tract  infection  (UTI)  is  defined  by  the  presence  of  a  significant  number  of  microorganisms  within  the  urinary  tract,  which  is  usually  sterile,  coupled  with  pyuria.  UTIs  are  typically  divided  into  lower  tract  disease,  where  infection  is  localized  to  the  bladder  and  urethra  (cystitis  and  urethritis,  respectively),  and  upper  tract  disease,  where  it  extends  to  the  ureter  and  kidney  (pyelonephritis).  Although  either  upper  or  lower  tract  disease  may  result  in  significant  morbidity,  pyelonephritis  has  been  associated  with  renal  scarring  and  subsequent  hypertension,  chronic  renal  disease,  and  preeclampsia.1,2