title: Urinary incontinence in children and associated problems.
abstract: Urinary tract infections are common during childhood. The association to bladder dysfunction was studied in two different populations of children. First, the prevalence of UTI in 3553 7-year-old schoolchildren with and without incontinence was assessed. Isolated bed wetting was not associated with UTI. In combined night and day wetting or day wetting alone there was a strong correlation to previous UTI. Secondly, the majority of girls with covert bacteriuria had clinical and urodynamic evidence of bladder dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Gothenburg University, Sweden.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hansson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004775:Enuresis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications; D015995:Prevalence; D012008:Recurrence; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications*; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000150:complications