Infantile colic patients rates of urinary tract infections at Khyber Teaching Hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan

Original Article

Abstract

Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs), which impact 8% of girls and 2% of boys by age seven and have a repeat rate of 10% to 30%, are common in infants and young children. Infantile colic is a challenging condition for parents to manage.

Objective: To find the prevalence of UTI among patients who appear to have neonatal distress

Study Design: A Prospective observational study.

Place And Duration Of Study. Department of Pediatrics Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar from January 01 to August 01, 2019

Material And Methods: Of the 126 infants (boys and girls) suffering from pain and distress were studied. The study was done at the Pediatrics Unit of Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar from January 1, 2019, to August 1, 2019. Two hours apart, each infant submitted two urine samples (midstream samples) which would be tested for a urinary tract infection. UTI was defined as positive when the infant had A history of fever >99°F  Dysuria painful urination and >5 WBC/HPF or > 10⁴ CFU/HPF on urine culture

Results: Among the 126 infants, the age range was 6 weeks to 6 months, with a mean age of 3.15 ± 1.42 months, mean weight of 4.97 ± 0.82 kg, and mean height of 56.65 ± 3.08 cm.Males comprised 69.8% of the cases 61.1% of mothers breastfed their infants, while 38.9% used bottle feeding The prevalence of UTIs among infants was 8.7%

Conclusion: The frequency of UTI among Children who appear with diarrhea is 8.7%, it can be inferred. This Study emphasizes the value of early newborn UTI detection and therapy and the requirement for preventative steps to lower the risk of UTI in this group.

Keywords: Frequency, Infantile Colic, Urinary Tract Infection