title: [Epidemiology of symptomatic infections of the urinary tract in the first two years of life].
abstract: The incidence of symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection (U.T.I.) in 2980 children aged under 2 years was valued. The study was performed in the Pediatric Clinic of Palermo between January 1988 and December 1989 involving a number of out paediatricians. The U.T.I. incidence was found to be 3.38%, with a higher frequency in males (4.7%) than in females (2.03%). Urinary tract malformations was diagnosed in 60% of patients with U.T.I. echographically and radiographically examined.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Pediatria B Università di Palermo, Italia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Benigno
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Peri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bianco
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Varia
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Failla
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Cusimano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ziino Colanino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: La Grutta
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: Epidemiologia delle infezioni sintomatiche delle vie urinarie nel primo biennio di vita.