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ArticlePediatric emergency care2025

Risk of Urinary Tract Infection and Bacteremia in Infants Infected With COVID-19.

Donna R Mendez, Krishna Paul, Joan Richardson, Dietrich Jehle

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Donna R MendezDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.
Krishna PaulDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.
Joan RichardsonDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.
Dietrich JehleDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.

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UTMB Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR001439 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI URBAN, RANDALL J · 2015 to 2024
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NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001439
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Abstract

objectiveOur objective was to evaluate the risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) and bacteremia in infants 1 year or less of age infected with COVID-19.

methodsThis was a retrospective study from TriNetX database in the United States. This study was from March 11, 2020, to May 11, 2023, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients were included if they were infants, 1 year or less, had a fever, and had a COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction test 1 week before or after presentation to the emergency department (ED) or hospital. We compared outcomes of bacteremia and a UTI in those with COVID-19 and those without COVID-19. Propensity matching was done to account for the confounders of age, gender, race, immune disorders, genitourinary abnormalities, preterm birth, and circumcision.

resultsInfants who were positive for COVID-19 were at a reduced risk of UTI and bacteremia. There was a significant decreased risk of having a UTI if one had COVID-19 (1.0%) versus those without COVID-19 (2.3%) (risk ratio = 0.37, 95% confidence interval = 0.37-0.50, P  < 0.001). For bacteremia, there was also a decreased risk if the infant had COVID-19 (0.4%), versus those without COVID-19 (0.5%) (risk ratio = 0.74, 95% confidence interval = 0.56-0.97, P  = 0.03).

conclusionsInfants with fever found to have COVID-19 had lower risks of UTI and bacteremia.

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BacteremiaCOVID-19Urinary Tract InfectionsEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2United States

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PMCPMC11855998

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