Predictors Of Non-Escherichia Coli Urinary Tract Infection

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Nov;35(11):1266-1268. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001301.

Abstract

We aimed to determine which children are prone to non-Escherichia coli urinary tract infection (UTIs). We included 769 children with UTI. We found that circumcised males, Hispanic children, children without fever and children with grades 3 and 4 vesicoureteral reflux were more likely to have a UTI caused by organisms other than E. coli. This information may guide clinicians in their choice of antimicrobial therapy.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Logistic Models
  • Male
  • Urinary Tract Infections* / complications
  • Urinary Tract Infections* / epidemiology
  • Urinary Tract Infections* / microbiology
  • Vesico-Ureteral Reflux* / complications
  • Vesico-Ureteral Reflux* / epidemiology