{"id":537,"date":"2017-03-30T06:41:06","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T06:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/paediatrics\/recurrent-uti-in-children\/"},"modified":"2023-01-24T11:25:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T11:25:25","slug":"recurrent-uti-in-children","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/paediatrics\/recurrent-uti-in-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Recurrent UTI in children"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-blue\">\n<h4>Definition of recurrent UTI in child<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>3 lower UTIs<\/li>\n<li>2 upper UTIs (bacteruria + fever\/loin pain)<\/li>\n<li>1 lower UTI + 1 upper UTI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-blue\">\n<h4>Presentation of UTI varies depending on age<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>&lt;3 months &#8211; fever, vomiting, lethargy, reduced feeding, faltering growth<\/li>\n<li>3 months -&gt; 3 years &#8211; as above + abdo pain<\/li>\n<li>&gt;3 years &#8211; frequency, dysuria, cloudy urine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-blue\">\n<h4>Collecting urine sample<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Ideally clean catch, otherwise, urine collection bag<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-blue\">\n<h4>Refer for imaging<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>&lt;6 months old and responds well to treatment -&gt; USS<\/li>\n<li>atypical\/recurrent -&gt; refer to paeds for further imaging (MCUG, DMSA)\n<ul>\n<li>(MCUG good for vesicoureteric reflux, DMSA good for kidney scarring)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-blue\">\n<h4>Clinical management<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>&lt;3 months old + unwell &#8211; admit<\/li>\n<li>&gt;3 months old &#8211; nitrofurantoin<\/li>\n<li>Lifestyle\n<ul>\n<li>Hygiene<\/li>\n<li>Increase fluids<\/li>\n<li>Avoid constipation &#8211; easy access to toilets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Definition of recurrent UTI in child 3 lower UTIs 2 upper UTIs (bacteruria + fever\/loin pain) 1 lower UTI + 1 upper UTI &nbsp; Presentation of UTI varies depending on age &lt;3 months &#8211; fever, vomiting, lethargy, reduced feeding, faltering growth 3 months -&gt; 3 years &#8211; as above + abdo pain &gt;3 years &#8211; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/paediatrics\/recurrent-uti-in-children\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Recurrent UTI in children<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":96,"menu_order":85,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-537","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=537"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1955,"href":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/537\/revisions\/1955"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}