To study the clinical profile of children (aged 1month-14yrs) suffering from urinary tract infection at tertiary care hospital Bikaner.
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2019, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common bacterial infections in children. The diagnosis of UTI is very often missed in young children due to minimal and nonspecific symptoms. Methods: Hospital based observational prospective study conducted at Department of Pediatrics, S.P. Medical College and P.B.M associated group of Hospital, Bikaner. Total 250 clinical cases were included. Results: Maximum patients presented with abdominal symptoms (72%), urinary symptoms (23.2%), followed by respiratory symptoms in 18.0% cases, CNS symptoms (8.8%) and non-specific symptoms in 47.2% cases. Fever was the most common presenting complaint (148 cases) 59.2% followed by vomiting, pain abdomen, oliguria, Diarrhoea, generalized swelling, burning micturition, cough, decreased appetite, respiratory distress, excessive cry, chills and rigor, abnormal body movement, yellow colour of urine, headache while least common present history was chest pain and joint swelling where 1 case each was found. Conclusion: UTI is a common childhood illness. Females were more commonly affected than males. Fever being most common presenting symptom followed by vomiting and pain abdomen.
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D. K. Agrawal
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