[Epidemiology of symptomatic infections of the urinary tract in the first two years of life].
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.
Benigno
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Istituto di Pediatria B Università di Palermo, Italia.
Di Peri
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Bianco
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Varia
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Failla
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MC
Cusimano
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Ziino Colanino
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La Grutta
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
Epidemiologia delle infezioni sintomatiche delle vie urinarie nel primo biennio di vita.