Urinary Tract Infections in Children
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Urinary Tract Infections in Children Complications
Complications of
urinary tract infection
in children include:
Acute pyelonephritis
Kidney
abscess
Kidney disease
Kidney failure
Sepsis
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Urinary Tract Infections in Children Underlying Cause
Related Conditions
Bladder infection
Enuresis
Kidney infection
UTI Checkup
Abdominal pain
Back pain
Blood in the urine
Pain during urination
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Last Updated: Jul 28, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Urinary Tract Infections in Children References:
Hellerstein S. Antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infections in pediatric patients. Minerva Pediatr. 2003 Oct;55(5):395-406.
Ma JF, Shortliffe LM. Urinary tract infection in children: etiology and epidemiology. Urol Clin North Am. 2004 Aug;31(3):517-26, ix-x.
van der Voort J, Edwards A, Roberts R, Verrier Jones K. The struggle to diagnose UTI in children under two in primary care. Fam Pract. 1997 Feb;14(1):44-8.
