Evaluation and management of urinary tract infections in the school-aged child

G Marcus Stephens; Scott Akers; Hoa Nguyen; Heidi Woxland

doi:10.1016/j.pop.2014.09.007

Evaluation and management of urinary tract infections in the school-aged child

Prim Care. 2015 Mar;42(1):33-41. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2014.09.007. Epub 2014 Nov 18.

Authors

G Marcus Stephens¹, Scott Akers², Hoa Nguyen², Heidi Woxland²

Affiliations

¹ Via Christi Family Medicine Residency, Department of Family Medicine, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, 707 North Emporia Street, Wichita, KS 67214, USA. Electronic address: marc@stephens.net.
² Via Christi Family Medicine Residency, Department of Family Medicine, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, 707 North Emporia Street, Wichita, KS 67214, USA.

PMID: 25634703
DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2014.09.007

Abstract

The evaluation and management of urinary tract infection in the school-aged child is an important part of primary care in the ambulatory setting. In this article, the salient features of how this condition presents to the clinician, how it is properly diagnosed and treated, and follow-up care are reviewed.

Keywords: Cystitis; Pediatric urinary tract infection; Pyelonephritis; Vesicoureteral reflux.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Cephalosporins / pharmacology
Cephalosporins / therapeutic use*
Child
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Female
Humans
Male
Primary Health Care*
Risk Factors
Urinary Tract Infections / diagnosis*
Urinary Tract Infections / drug therapy*
Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / drug therapy

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cephalosporins