Nuclear Medicine in Urinary Tract İnfection
Journal Title: Nuclear Medicine Seminars - Year 2019, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are frequent in pediatric population and have various clinical presentations. Definitive diagnosis is made by urinalysis and quantitative urine culture, and antibiotic treatment is usually sufficient in uncomplicated UTI cases. However, patients that have co-morbidities, congenital urinary tract anomalies, or bowel-urinary bladder dysfunction can present with recurrent infections. These patients should be investigated using renal ultrasonography, Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid cortical renal scintigraphy, or voiding cystourethrography. The patient management using these imaging tools varies worldwide. This review aims to underline the strength and differences among the current guidelines on UTI.
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Bilge Volkan Salancı
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