UTI Flashcards
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
Use of Leucocyte Esterase
- Suggestive of UTI
- However, +ve result doesn’t always signal UTI
Test Principle of Leucocyte Esterase
-Leukocyte esterase is present in neutrophils and can be assayed in urine by dipstick strips
Sensitivity & Specifity of Leucocyte Esterase
Sensitivity: 84%
Specifity: 78%
False Positive in Leucocyte Esterase
- Imipenem
- Clavulanic acid
False negative in Leucocyte Esterase
- Ascorbic acid
- Boric acid
- Gentamicin
- Nitrofurantoin
- Cephalexin
- Proteinuria
- Glycosuria
- Urobilinogen
Use of Nitrite
- Suggestive of UTI
- Not identify gram +ve infection (Lack nitrate reductase enzyme)
Test Principle in Nitrite
- bacterial enzyme nitrate reductase can convert urinary nitrate to nitrite.
Sensitivity & Specificity in Nitrite
- 50%
- 98% (Highly specific & low false +ve rate)
Microscopic Examination in UTI
Def of Pyuria
Sensitivity of Pyuria
Sensitivity is 89 % which means it suggests infection, but infection can occur in absence of pyuria
Specifity of Pyuria
Presence of WBCs in urine is not specific for UTI as pyuria can be present without UTI
Causes of Sterile Pyuria (False Positive)
- Renal TB
- Urethritis
- Inflammation near the bladder (appendicitis, Chrons disease)
- Intestinal nephritis
True UTI without +ve leukocyte esterase on dipstick analysis and > 5 WBC/HPF with standardized microscopy is …….
unusual
Absence of pyuria in presence of significant bacteriuria may occur in …..
- Early in the course of UTI (before the local inflammatory response develops
- Bacterial contamination of the urine sample (e.g. from the urethra or periurethral)
- Colonization of the urinary tract (e.g. asymptomatic bacteriuria)
Pyuria & Bacteruria association
….. is the gold standard for the diagnosis of UTI.
Urine culture
Urine culture should be performed in the following groups, even if the dipstick and microscopic analysis are negative:
Urine culture interpretation in UTI
Imaging in Dx of UTI
- value of US
VCUG in UTI
- Time
3-6 weeks after infection but can be done after completing of antibiotic therapy
VCUG in UTI
- Prophylactic Antibiotics
- Prophylactic oral antibiotics should be given for 3 days with VCUG taking place on the 2nd day
VCUG in UTI
- Uses
Technique of Tc-99m DMSA scintigraphy in UTI
What is the gold standard test for diagnosing acute pyelonephritis and renal scars?
Tc-99m DMSA scintigraphy
DMSA in UTI
- Disadvantages
However, it doesn’t distinguish lesions that will spontaneously resolve from those which cause renal scarring
DMSA in UTI
- How to overcome the drawbacks?
Thus, a delay of 4 - 6 months is needed following acute pyelonephritis to allow acute reversible lesions to resolve in order to diagnose renal scarring
TTT of UTI
- Goals
TTT of UTI
- Hygeinic Measures
TTT of UTI
- Oral Antibiotics
TTT of UTI
- Duration of Antibiotics
TTT of UTI
- For pyelonephritis
TTT of UTI
- For Cystitis
Suppressive Therapy in UTI
- Indications
VUR → Till reflux resolves especially in children < 5 years of age.
Suppressive Therapy in UTI
- Duration
Antibiotic prophylaxis is continued for up to 6 months after surgical correction of VUR.
Suppressive Therapy in UTI
- Drugs
DOC for suppressive therapy in UTI in first 3 months of life
Cephalexin
Prognosis of UTI
- Recurrent UTI
- HTN
- Renal scarring