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- Title
Study of Urinary Tract Infection in Infants and Young Children with Acute Diarrhea.
- Authors
Narayanappa, D.; Rajani, H. S.; Sangameshwaran, A.
- Abstract
Objective: To identify urinary tract infection(UTI) in infants and young children presenting with acute diarrhoea . Settings: Department of Paediatrics, JSS Hospital, Mysore Participants: 239 children aged between 1 month to 5 years admitted with acute diarrhoea. Main Outcome: Incidence of UTI in infants and young children presenting with acute diarrhoea . Results: 12 (5%) cases of the study population had UTI. 50% of the cases were in the age group of 6-12 months. None of them had symptoms suggestive of UTI. 83.4% of the cases had E.coli in their urine culture. Conclusion: Routine screening for UTI must be done in infants and young children with acute diarrhoea.
- Subjects
URINARY tract infections in children; DIARRHEA in infants
- Publication
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2015, Vol 6, Issue 2, p226
- ISSN
0976-0245
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5958/0976-5506.2015.00108.4