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ArticleEuropean journal of pediatrics2015

Does UTI cause prolonged jaundice in otherwise well infants?

Tanzila Chowdhury, Hamudi Kisat, Kjell Tullus

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Article in European journal of pediatrics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tanzila ChowdhuryTunbridge Wells Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK, tanzilachowdhury@hotmail.co.uk.
Hamudi Kisat
Kjell Tullus
Tunbridge Wells Hospital · GBUniversity College London · GB

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Abstract

unlabelledThe symptoms of urinary tract infections in infants are very non-specific and have historically included prolonged hyperbilirubinaemia. We studied the results of routine urine samples in 319 infants with prolonged jaundice. Convincing findings of UTI was not found in any of these children even if one of them was treated with antibiotics after four consecutive urine cultures with different bacteria.

conclusionA urine culture might thus not be an appropriate investigation in a child with prolonged jaundice without any other symptoms of UTI. WHAT IS KNOWN: • The symptoms of UTI in infancy are very non-specific. • Old studies suggest that prolonged hyperbilirubinaemia is one such symptom; more modern studies give more conflicting results. What is New: • Our study could not confirm that children with prolonged jaundice have an increased risk of UTI. • Routine urine testing is thus not needed in otherwise healthy infants with prolonged jaundice.

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FemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornJaundice, NeonatalLeukocytesMaleRetrospective StudiesUrinary Tract InfectionsUrine

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PMID25662990
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