L6: UTI Flashcards
Def of UTI
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is defined by the presence of bacteria in bladder urine.
Once the diagnosis of UTI is made, it is important to classify the location and severity of tissue invasion
Def of Acute pyelonephritis
Infection which involves the bacterial invasion of renal parenchyma
Def of Acute cystitis
Infection limited to superficial invasion of the bladder
Def of Asymptomatic bacteriuria
Presence of infected urine which produces
no-clinical symptoms
Epidemeology of UTI
Classification of UTI
- Acc to severity
- Acc to Site
Classification of UTI
- According to severity
Classification of UTI
- According to Site
Simple UTI
UTI with no fever, dysuria, frequency or urgency
Complicated UTI
- Fever, systemic toxicity
- Persistent vomiting, dehydration
- Renal angle tenderness, increased creatinine
Recurrent UTI
Second episode of UTI; usually within 6 months
Upper UTI
Lower UTI
Pathogenesis of UTI
Pathogenesis of UTI
- Causative Organism
mostly E.coli
Pathogenesis of UTI
- Method
When to suspect Acute pyelonephritis in Newborn?
When to suspect Acute pyelonephritis in Infants & Young Children?
When to suspect Acute pyelonephritis in Older Children?
When to suspect Acute cystitis in Children > 2 years?
DDx of Voiding symptoms in children > 2 years
- Vulvovaginitis (itching + vaginal discharge + inflamed vulva)
- Pin worm infestation
- Hypercalciuria
- Unstable bladder
Host Factors contribuiting to UTI
+++ Anatomical factors
Host Factors contribuiting to UTI
- Age
Higer in boys < 1 year & in girls < 4 years
Host Factors contribuiting to UTI
- Sex
- Females (2-4 folds higher)
- This may be the result of the shorter female urethra.
Because the incidence of UTI in male neonates is as high, if not higher, than female neonates
Host Factors contribuiting to UTI
- Race
White children have 2-4 folds higher than black (for not completely understood reasons )
Host Factors contribuiting to UTI
- Genetic
- Higher in first degree relatives
- Adherence of bacteria may be genetically determined.
Host Factors contribuiting to UTI
- dysfunctuinal elimination
- An abnormal elimination pattern (frequent or infrequent voids, urgency, constipation)
- Bladder and/or bowel incontinence
- Withholding maneuvers
Host Factors contribuiting to UTI
- Circumcision
(Uncircumcised male infants with fever have 4-8 fold higher prevalence)
Host Factors contribuiting to UTI
- Catheterization
(Increased Risk with Increased duration of bladder catheterization)
Host Factors contribuiting to UTI
- Anatomical abnormalities
- Urinary obstruction
- Vesicoureteral reflux
Anatomical abnormalities contributing to UTI
- Urinary Obstruction
Anatomical abnormalities contributing to UTI
- VUR
RF for Renal Scarring
CP of UTI in neonates (<28 days)
CP of UTI in in children (< 2 years)
CP of UTI in Older Children (> 2 years)
- Fever
- Abdominal pain
- Urinary symptoms (dysuria, urgency, frequency, incontinence, macroscopic hematuria)
Fever + chills + flank pain โ>
Pyelonephritis
Abdominal Ex in UTI
General Ex in UTI
Genital (Local) Ex in UTI
Atypical UTI