| Autor: |
Алексовска, Р., Христова, Ив., Александрова, В., Христова, Е., Маджова, В. |
| Zdroj: |
Pediatrics & Infectious Diseases / Detski i Infekciozni Bolesti; 2021, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p3-8, 6p |
| Abstrakt: |
Introduction: Urinary tract infection (UTI) in childhood is a common reason for a visit to the GP. The clinical picture is often non-specific, which leads to a challenge in their recognition, diagnosis and treatment. Objective: to review the scientific literature for a period of 40 years on the epidemiology and clinical features of urinary tract infections in childhood with a view to providing up-to-date data and optimizing their diagnosis and treatment, as well as assessing the role of the GP in this whole process. Material and methods: Analysis of literature sources according to the PubMed and Google Scholar databases for a period of 40 years. Results: Analysis of studies and reports shows that there is an increase in the number of UTIs in children in early childhood with a predominance among girls. Prolonged wearing of diapers and lack of accustoming of the child to urinate in a potty can be pointed out as a probable reason. On the other hand, knowledge of the most common symptoms of UTI by the GP, regular preventive examinations and screening lead to timely diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of children, which plays a significant role in preventing disability at a later stage. A very important step towards the prevention of UTI in infants is to perform early ultrasound examinations up to 6 months of age. Conclusions: Prevention is always better than the best treatment. Knowing the patient from the first day of birth, monitoring the physical and neuropsychological development on a monthly basis and regular preventive examinations enable the general practitioner to be a leader in the fight against UTI in childhood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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