J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol.  2010 Oct;14(2):184-194.

Incidence of Febrile Urinary Tract Infection According to Clinical Characteristics in Patients with Congenital Hydronephrosis and Hydronephrotic Patients Diagnosed at First Febrile Urinary Tract Infection

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  • 1Department of Pediatrics, CHA University, CHA Bundang Medical Center, Korea. naesusana@yahoo.co.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) according to clinical characteristics in patients with congenital hydronephrosis (CH) and hydronephrotic patients first diagnosed with hydronephrosis during treatment of febrile UTII.
METHODS
In this study, 200 patients with congenital hydronephrosis were enrolled in group 1 and 252 patients first diagnosed with hydronephrosis during treatment of febrile UTI were enrolled in group 2. We counted the episodes of UTI in the two groups according to clinical characteristics, the presence of VUR, type of feeding, and clinical outcomes since 2000. And we compared those results between the two groups. and compared two groups as well.
RESULTS
The incidence of recurrent UTI was 10%, 0.028 per person-year in group 1 and 16.7%, 0.051 per person-year in group 2, respectively (P <0.05). Group 2 had more VUR (3% vs. 27%, P <0.05) and higher incidence of UTI than group 1. The incidence of UTI in patients with CH of Society of Fetal Urology (SFU) grade 4 or grade 4-5 VUR was 80% and 44.4%, respectively. No significant differences were found in incidence of UTI between BMF (breast milk feeding) and artificial milk feeding group in both groups (P 1= 0.274, P 2=0.4). The time of resolution of CH had no correlation with either number of UTI episodes or the presence of VUR.
CONCLUSION
The overall incidence of UTI is low in patients with CH as well as patients patients first diagnosed with hydronephrosis during treatment of febrile UTI except patients with SFU grade 4 or grade 4-5 VUR. BMF has no protective effect against UTI.

Keyword

Congenital hydronephrosis; Urinary tract infection; Vesicoureteral reflux; Breast milk feeding

MeSH Terms

Humans
Hydronephrosis
Incidence
Milk
Urinary Tract
Urinary Tract Infections
Urology
Vesico-Ureteral Reflux
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