scholarly journals Risk Factors of urinary tract infection in preschool children in Dhaka, Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jannatul Ferdaus ◽  
Golam Moinuddin ◽  
Mohammad Tariqul Islam ◽  
Md Harun Or Rashid ◽  
Mahjabin Rahman Shawly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Lower Abdominal Pain ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Healthy Children

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is the leading cause of death in children below five years of age in Bangladesh. Identification of modifiable risk factors of UTI may reduce the chances of the disease. This hospital based case-control study was conducted from January 2008 to December 2008 in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka to determine risk factors associated with UTI in preschool children. A group of 201 children with UTI on the basis of urgency and frequency in micturition & lower abdominal pain with or without fever were considered as case subjects under this study. Analysis was conducted comparing data from case group against a control group of 311 healthy children who were reported to have no fever and abdominal pain. Wiping (from back to front), circumcision status, nappy use, obstructive uropathy, neurogenic bladder, poor personal hygiene and constipation were found to be potential factors for UTI under logistic regression. Among them, nappy use was the main contributing factor and circumcision status and constipation were the second and third largest contributing factors for UTI. Age and sex had no statistically significant association.Bangladesh Med J. 2016 Sep; 45 (3): 134-137

scholarly journals Prevalence of urinary tract infection and associated risk factors among women in Sindhupalchowk district, Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 2714 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leela Paudel ◽  
Naresh Manandhar ◽  
Saroj Sah ◽  
Sudesha Khadka ◽  
Samikshya Neupane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Lower Abdominal Pain ◽  
Common Symptom ◽  
High Power Field ◽  
Toilet Facility

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) occurs in all age groups, more common in women due to short urethra and its close proximity to anus and vagina. UTI is defined as “microscopic finding of >10 pus cells/high power field (40x) in urine”. The purpose of the study is to find the prevalence of UTI and its association with various risk factors.Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study on prevalence of UTI was done among 260 women aged 15 years and above. Convenient sampling technique was used. Semi-structured questionnaire was designed to collect the data and urine sample was collected for routine and microscopic examination at the time of interview. Collected urine was sent, within 3 hours of collection.Results: The mean age of the respondents was 36.43±16.17 years. The prevalence of UTI among women aged 15 years and above was 36.9%.The most common symptom was frequency of micturition (35%) followed by lower abdominal pain (38.46%). There was significant association between frequency of micturition, burning micturition and lower abdominal pain with occurrence of urinary tract infection. On urinalysis, 96 samples were positive for pus cell; one sample showed blood, 16 samples showed ca-oxalate and 57 samples showed protein which determines the type of UTI. Smoking [COR-2.15, C.I-(1.12, 4.09)] and unavailability of toilet facility [COR-0.27, C.I-(0.08, 0.93)] were the significant risk factors for occurrence of UTI.Conclusions: There was high prevalence of UTI among women aged 15 years and above and association between smoking and unavailability of toilet facility and UTI was significant.

scholarly journals Catheter-associated urinary tract infection in a surgical intensive care unit

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (10) ◽  
pp. 883-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jovan Mladenovic ◽  
Milic Veljovic ◽  
Ivo Udovicic ◽  
Srdjan Lazic ◽  
Zeljko Jadranin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Nosocomial Infections ◽  
Surgical Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Surgical Intensive Care

Background/Aim. Because patients in intensive care units usually have an urinary catheter, the risk of urinary tract infection for these patients is higher than in other patients. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors and causative microrganisms in patients with catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) during a 6-year period. Methods. All data were collected during prospective surveillance conducted from 2006 to 2011 in the SICU, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia. This case control study was performed in patients with nosocomial infections recorded during surveillance. The cases with CAUTIs were identified using the definition of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The control group consisted of patients with other nosocomial infections who did not fulfill criteria for CAUTIs according to case definition. Results. We surveyed 1,369 patients representing 13,761 patient days. There were a total of 226 patients with nosocomial infections in the SICU. Of these patients, 64 had CAUTIs as defined in this study, and 162 met the criteria for the control group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified two risk factors independently associated to CAUTIs: the duration of having an indwelling catheter (OR = 1.014; 95% CI 1.005-1.024; p = 0.003) and female gender (OR = 2.377; 95%CI 1.278-4.421; p = 0.006). Overall 71 pathogens were isolated from the urine culture of 64 patients with CAUTIs. Candida spp. (28.2%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (18.3%) and Klebsiella spp. (15.5%) were the most frequently isolated microorganisms. Conclusions. The risk factors and causative microrganisms considering CAUTIs in the SICU must be considered in of planning CAUTIs prevention in this setting.

scholarly journals Urinary Tract Infection among Pregnant Women and its Associated Risk Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (04) ◽  
pp. 2003-2010
Author(s):  
Mirfat Mohamed Labib Al-Kashif
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Lower Abdominal Pain ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumonia ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Urinary tract infection is widespread among pregnant women and is accompanying adverse maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes. Even so, no data exist regarding this problem in Wadi Addawser to guide specific management and thus to avert the adverse consequences. The study aimed to assess the urinary tract infection among pregnant women and its associated risk factors and to investigate the most common antibacterial agent used by infected pregnant women. A total of 303 pregnant women who attend the obstetrics and gynecology clinic with the inclusion criteria were included. The sample was collected using a structured interview. The study results showed, 53.5 % of the studied women had positive pathogens in the urine culture. E. coli (37%) followed by Klebsiella pneumonia (27%) had the highest percentage of the isolated pathogens. Amoxicillin and cefoxitin (40.1% &21.6%, respectively) are the most antibiotics used by infected women, while the lowest used antibiotics are fusidic acid (5.6%). The clinical symptoms such as frequency of micturition, dysuria, lower abdominal pain, urine color change, painful burning sensation, incomplete bladder evacuation were e most common among infected women. Since the symptoms are a good predictor for urinary tract infection during pregnancy, so early screening for pathogens and proper treatment for infected cases should be applied.

scholarly journals Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections Risk Factors in Patients with Primary Vesicoureteral Reflux

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1890-1893
Author(s):  
Sardar Khan ◽  
Sajjad Hussain ◽  
Zahir Said ◽  
Ihsan Ul Haq ◽  
Habib U Rehman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Vesicoureteral Reflux ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Renal Unit ◽  
Group I ◽  
Therapeutic Decisions ◽  
Tract Infections

Background: Knowing the risk of recurrence of urinary tract infection (UTI) in vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) can assist clinicians to sort therapeutic decisions. The current study's aim was to assess the association of UTI in VUR. Additionally, UTI recurrence might be predicted by the risk score. Materials and Methods: This case-control study was carried out on 123 children at department of Paediatric, Saidu Group of Teaching Hospitals, Swat for the duration of one year from 1st July 2020 to 30thJune 2021. Out of 123 children, the group-I had 57 children with documented previous UTIs history while group-II had 66 children with no previous UTIs and was referred to as a control group. All the patients were VUR diagnosed and were thoroughly followed up at a Renal Unit of single tertiary. UTI recurrence was referred to more than one follow-up episode. A regression model was used for independent variables identification regarding UTI recurrence. . A questionnaire on bowel habits was provided to the parents. The abdominal plain film was evaluated by the observer and recorded on the documented scoring system. The constipation history was compared with the radiological and symptomatic scores. Organism single species with > 105/ml count in a single midstream catch of urine sample was reflected as UTI evidence. Result: Out of 123 children, 88 (71.5%) were females while 35 (28.5%) were male. A total of 123 children had been investigated for UTI complaints. After the multivariable analysis adjustment, five recurrent UTIs predictor variables were the clinical presentation of UTI, female gender, reflux several grades, age less than 6 months, and syndrome dysfunction elimination. The UTIs recurrence risk factors were classified as high, medium, and low with prevalence 52 (42%), 41 (34%), and 30 (24%) respectively. The prevalence of UTIs rate per person-month was 10.9 (95% CI, 9.8, 12.7), 8.2 (95% CI, 6.7, 9.1) for medium, and 5.2 (95% CI, 3.3, 5.5) for the low-risk group. Conclusion: The formulation of therapeutic strategies can be done based on prediction model for UTIs recurrence besides early detection of morbidity long-term risk for the patients. Keywords: Vesicoureteral reflux, Urinary tract infection, Dysfunctional voiding, Constipation

Risk factors for recurrent urinary tract infection in preschool children

1999 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 454-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
KS Panaretto ◽  
JC Craig ◽  
JF Knight ◽  
R Howman-Giles ◽  
P Sureshkumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection

scholarly journals Evaluation of Procalcitonin Serum Levels in Children Younger than Five Years Old with Urinary Tract Infection

2020 ◽  
pp. 31-37
Author(s):  
Mohsen Akhavan Sepahi ◽  
Mohammad Kazem Moslemi ◽  
Mohammad Reza Haeri
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Serum Level ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
False Negative ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Voiding Cystourethrogram ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Predictive Values

Background: Children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) are posed to the danger of recurrent pyelonephritis, kidney scar and renal failure. Nowadays, the evaluation of VUR is carried out using different imaging methods that are accompanied with different limitations. Pediatricians usually look for other evaluation methods that are feasible, easy to implement and carries the least amount of danger to the patient.  Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the level of serum Procalcitonin (PCT) as a predictor of VUR instead of the voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG). Methods: This case-control study was conducted from 2013 to 2014. One hundred and ten children younger than five years old were divided into two groups: (i) the case group with 76 children diagnosed with urinary tract infection (UTI) using urine culture test, and (ii) the control group with 34 healthy children. Serum levels of PCT were measured by a commercial kit. Demographic data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed by software SPSS. Results: Of the samples, 69.1% of them had no VUR, 20% and 10.9% of the samples suffered from severe unilateral VUR and severe bilateral VUR, respectively. With regard to the level of serum PCT, 61.8% of the samples were positive. One-half of those samples (38 people) who was diagnosed to be healthy had a normal level of serum PCT. However, 30 people (88.2%) of the samples diagnosed to be healthy using VCUG had increased level of serum PCT. The positive and negative predictive values of the level of serum PCT were 44% and 90%, respectively. In this respect, 50% of the samples diagnosed by using level of serum PCT were false positive and 11.8% were false negative. The kappa score for the level of serum PCT was 0.3 (P < 0.0001). The positive predictive value of the serum level of PCT for the female and male samples were 43% and 50% respectively. Conclusions: There was no statistically significant relationship between VUR and the serum level of PCT.

Determination of Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infection Among the Pregnant Women with Lower Abdominal Pain

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Chandra Bala Sekharan ◽  
Devarajan Dinesh Kumar ◽  
Koneru Ratna Kumari ◽  
Cecilia Alphonce Joachim
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Lower Abdominal Pain

scholarly journals Ectopic Pelvic Kidney With Urinary Tract Infection Presenting as Lower Abdominal Pain in a Child

2011 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung-Ching Lu ◽  
You-Lin Tain ◽  
Kwok-Wan Yeung ◽  
Mao-Meng Tiao
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Lower Abdominal Pain ◽  
Pelvic Kidney

scholarly journals Risk factors for some tropical diseases in an African country

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
F.-M. E. Uzoka ◽  
C. Akwaowo ◽  
C. Nwafor-Okoli ◽  
V. Ekpin ◽  
C. Nwokoro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
African Country ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Tropical Diseases

Abstract Background Often, non-clinical risk factors could affect the predisposition of an individual to diseases. Understanding these factors and their impacts helps in disease prevention and control. This study identified risk factors for malaria, yellow fever, typhoid, chickenpox, measles, hepatitis B, and urinary tract infection in a population in an African country. Methods Our study was an observational, correlational, and quantitative one that explored relationships among risk variables and disease prevalence - without modifying or controlling the variables. Data for this study was obtained through random sampling of a population of patients and physicians in the eastern/southern, western, and northern parts of Nigeria in 2015–2016. A total of 2199 patient consultation forms were returned by 102 (out of 125) physicians, and considered useful for analysis. Demographic data of patients, physicians, and diagnosis outcomes were analysed descriptively through frequency distributions, aggregate analysis, and graphs. The influence of risk factors on the disease manifestations (diagnosis outcomes) was determined using regression analysis. Results Our results show that living in a tropical climate is by far a major risk factor associated with tropical diseases (malaria: t = 19.9, typhoid: t = − 3.2, chickenpox: t = − 6.5 and typhoid: t = 12.7). The risk for contracting infections is relative to specific diseases; for example, contact with chickenpox infected person poses a high risk of contracting the virus (t = 41.8), while poor personal hygiene predisposes people to high risk of urinary tract infection (t = 23.6). On the other hand, urbanization and homelessness pose very low risks of disposing the individual to the diseases under consideration, while low fluid intake, lack of voiding, and wearing non-cotton underwear predispose individuals to few diseases. Conclusion The risk factors identified in our study exert differential and discriminating influences in the causation, predisposition, and transmission of these disease studied. It is recommended that significant effort be devoted by governments in the tropics to the mitigation of these modifiable risk factors. The most important strategy to mitigate the occurrence of these risk factors will be improving the living conditions of people and the provision of social protection measures to reduce the occurrence and burden of these diseases.

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