Urinary tract infection at the age extremes: pediatrics and geriatrics
LMD Shortliffe, JD McCue - The American journal of medicine, 2002 - Elsevier
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common and generally benign conditions among healthy,
sexually active young women without long-term medical sequelae. In contrast, UTIs are
more complicated among those individuals at either end of the age spectrum: infants/young
children and geriatrics. UTI in children younger than 2 years has been associated with
significant morbidity and long-term medical consequences, necessitating an extensive and
somewhat invasive imaging evaluation to identify possible underlying functional or anatomic …
sexually active young women without long-term medical sequelae. In contrast, UTIs are
more complicated among those individuals at either end of the age spectrum: infants/young
children and geriatrics. UTI in children younger than 2 years has been associated with
significant morbidity and long-term medical consequences, necessitating an extensive and
somewhat invasive imaging evaluation to identify possible underlying functional or anatomic …