Recurrent urinary tract infection in girls. Group with lower tract findings and a benign course.
A group of girls is described with recurrent urinary tract infections characterized by predominantly lower tract symptoms. Clinical, laboratory, and radiography findings during the period of follow-up are presented. Infection persisted in most patients over several years. Response to medical and surgical treatment was unsatisfactory. The mean interval between the initial and most recent radiological study was 6 1/2 years. No case of renal parenchymal scarring was seen.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014295:Trimethoprim