Urinary tract infections in cocaine-exposed infants.
Infants prenatally exposed to cocaine are reported to have an increased incidence of genitourinary tract abnormalities. Because children with genitourinary tract anomalies have a higher incidence of urinary tract infections, a prospective study was performed to investigate the incidence of urinary tract infections in cocaine-exposed infants. The urine culture results were positive in 14% of 110 cocaine-exposed infants studied. This is significantly higher than the 4% infection rate in our control group and higher than the previously reported incidence of 0.1% to 3% urinary tract infections in newborns. Although the incidence of abnormal results from renal ultrasonography was high (16%), abnormal results did not correlate with the development of a urinary tract infection. Other laboratory tests also did not predict urine culture abnormalities. Urine culture screening is recommended for all cocaine-exposed infants.
Gottbrath-Flaherty
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Department of Pediatrics, Columbus-Cabrini Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Agrawal
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Thaker
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Patel
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Ghai
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D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003042:Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000652:urine
D003042:Cocaine