title: The natural history of bacteriuria in childhood.
abstract: Urinary tract infections are common during infancy and childhood but are easily overlooked because of the unspecific symptoms. Prevention of renal scarring and its potential long-term consequences is possible but requires an increased awareness of the diagnosis, the imaging revealing anomalies within the urinary tract, and the long-term supervision. This should include any possibility of the child having pyelonephritic recurrences, which should be treated without delay; however, asymptomatic bacteriuria in infants and children is an innocent condition and screening is not recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, East Clinics, Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hansson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martinell
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stokland
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Jodal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007668:Kidney / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014567:Urography / Q000379:methods