RT Book, Section
A1 Wells, Robert G.
SR Print(0)
ID 1148951241
T1 Urinary System Infection
T2 Diagnostic Imaging of Infants and Children
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071808392
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1148951241
RD 2024/04/23
AB Infection  is  the  most  common  abnormality  of  the  urinary  system  in  children.  The  urinary  tract  is  the  second  most  common  site  of  bacterial  infections  in  children,  after  the  respiratory  tract.  Although  most  urinary  tract  infections  are  relatively  minor  and  respond  promptly  to  appropriate  treatment,  chronic  or  recurrent  infections  can  lead  to  severe,  even  life-threatening,  complications  such  as  hypertension  and  end-stage  renal  disease.  Of  urinary  tract  infections,  those  of  the  kidneys  carry  the  greatest  risk  of  clinically  significant  sequelae.