Progress in Medical Sciences. 2021;
5(1):(61-164)
Urinary Tract Infection: A Common Problem in Pediatrics
Vivel Zareth Arrieta Diaz*, Erick Kim Berrocal, Liliana Del Carmen Mercado Villamizar, Orlando Andres Velandia Gonzalez
Abstract
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are among the most common
bacterial infections in children [1]. Its prevalence usually varies
with age, peaking in infants, young children, and older adolescents
[2]. Studies confirm that up to 8% of children will experience at
least one UTI between the first month and 11 years of age, with
Hispanic and white children being the most prevalent (two to four
times higher) than black children [1,3]. This is more frequent in
boys in the first three months of life and there is a progressive
increase with a predominance of girls from the first year of life,
this mainly produced by the high concentration of bacterial flora
under the diaper in in childhood and in girls due to the short
urethral distance [4].
