title: Urinary tract infections among adolescents.
abstract: UTIs occur quite frequently among adolescent females. In the vast majority of these patients, UTIs are uncomplicated infections and are not suggestive of underlying anatomic abnormality of the urinary tract. A UTI in an adolescent female is suggestive, however, of sexual debut. A small number of adolescent males suffer from UTI annually; in at least half of such cases, there is likewise no underlying urinary anomaly. Because of the symptomatic overlap and high prevalence of STI in adolescents, the clinician must have a high index of suspicion for STI in any adolescent presenting with urinary symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. abonny@metrohealth.org
authors.forename: Andrea E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Bonny
authors.forename: Ben H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Brouhard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003556:Cystitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy