Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common infectious process in the pediatric age group. Unlike the typical and relatively benign course of UTI in the adult, there may be long-term sequelae of serious UTI in children, especially if there are coincidental urological anatomic abnormalities; potential hypertension and chronic renal insuffi ciency may be related to childhood renal involvement secondary to UTI. For this reason, it is important for clinicians to be cognizant of the risk factors, patho-genesis, and management of UTI in children. In addition, the pediatric urologist or surgeon needs to recognize how UTI may be a marker of serious urologic congenital and functional anomalies, which may be amendable by operative correction and cure.
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Myers, J.B., Koyle, M.A. (2009). Urinary Tract Infection. In: Puri, P., Höllwarth, M. (eds) Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69560-8_82
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