Université de Fribourg

Swiss consensus recommendations on urinary tract infections in children

Buettcher, Michael ; Trueck, Johannes ; Niederer-Loher, Anita ; Heininger, Ulrich ; Agyeman, Philipp ; Asner, Sandra ; Berger, Christoph ; Bielicki, Julia ; Kahlert, Christian ; Kottanattu, Lisa ; Meyer Sauteur, Patrick M. ; Paioni, Paolo ; Posfay-Barbe, Klara ; Relly, Christa ; Ritz, Nicole ; Zimmermann, Petra ; Zucol, Franziska ; Gobet, Rita ; Shavit, Sandra ; Rudin, Christoph ; Laube, Guido ; von Vigier, Rodo ; Neuhaus, Thomas J.

In: European Journal of Pediatrics, 2020, p. -

The kidneys and the urinary tract are a common source of infection in children of all ages, especially infants and young children. The main risk factors for sequelae after urinary tract infections (UTI) are congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) and bladder-bowel dysfunction. UTI should be considered in every child with fever without a source. The differentiation between...