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ArticleJournal of pediatric urology2026

Diagnostic evaluation and treatment of UTIs in children with neurogenic bladder.

Jacqueline G Holden, Sowdhamini Wallace, Pearl W Chang, Stephanie Davis-Rodriguez, Rana F Hamdy, John M Morrison, Michael J Tchou, Victor Trevisanut, Vijaya Vemulakonda, Catherine S Forster

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  1. Urinalysis Abnormalities and Culture Positivity in Children With Clean Intermittent Catheterization.Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society
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10 authors.

Jacqueline G HoldenDivision of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh 4401 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, USA.
Sowdhamini WallaceDivision of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, 6621 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Pearl W ChangDivision of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, School of Medicine and Seattle Children's Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, USA.
Stephanie Davis-RodriguezDivision of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children's Hospital, 3333 Burnett Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.
Rana F HamdyDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
John M MorrisonDivision of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, John Hopkins All Children's Hospital, 501 6th Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL, USA.
Michael J TchouSection of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado, 13123 East 16th St, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
Victor TrevisanutDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA.
Vijaya VemulakondaDivision of Pediatric Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado, 13123 East 16th St, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
Catherine S ForsterDivision of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh 4401 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, USA. Electronic address: forstercs@upmc.edu.

Funding

The association between the urine microbiome, the host immune response and urinary symptoms in children with spina bifidaK23DK129783 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI FORSTER, CATHERINE S · 2022 to 2024
$562k
NIDDK NIH HHS K23 DK129783
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveChildren with neurogenic bladder (NGB) are at increased risk for urinary tract infections (UTIs), but there is a lack of guidelines to assist clinicians in diagnosing and treating these children. Our objective was to describe the presentation and treatment of provider diagnosed UTIs in children with NGB compared to children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) and to assess the proportion of children with NGB who met a consortium definition of UTI. STUDY

designWe included children <18 years old with either VUR or NGB who were diagnosed in the emergency department with a febrile UTI in our multicenter retrospective cohort study. We extracted and compared UTI symptoms and urinalysis results specific to children with NGB to children with VUR. We measured the proportion of UTI diagnoses concordant with the Urologic Management to Preserve Initial Renal Function (UMPIRE) consensus definition of UTI, defined as ≥ 100,000 CFU/mL of 1 or 2 organisms, pyuria, and ≥ two symptoms of UTI.

resultsThe most common symptom among all children in the cohort was vomiting (38.8 %). Of the 215 children with NGB, 41.3 % met the UMPIRE definition for UTI. More children with NGB had multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) cultured from their urine than those with VUR. Children with NGB, both who did and did not require CIC, had increased odds of MDRO in urine culture compared to those with VUR. Children with NGB were more likely to be prescribed broad-spectrum antibiotics than children with VUR.

conclusionsMost children with NGB diagnosed with febrile UTI in the ED did not meet a commonly recommended definition for UTI. The higher prevalence of MDRO UTIs and broad-spectrum antibiotic use in children with NGB highlights the need for accurate diagnostic approaches for UTI in this population, as well as the difficulty in diagnosing UTI in patients with NGB.

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Urinary Bladder, NeurogenicUrinary Tract InfectionsAdolescentAnti-Bacterial AgentsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleRetrospective StudiesUrinalysisVesico-Ureteral RefluxAnti-Bacterial AgentsNeurogenic bladderUrinary tract infectionVesicoureteral reflux

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PMID41062416
PMCPMC12993934

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