URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN

Course overview

URINARY TRACT INFECTION REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF MORBIDITY IN CHILDREN, SPECIFICALLY UNCIRCUMCISED MALES IN THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE AND FEMALES THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. TO AVOID MORBIDITY AND LONG-TERM COMPLICATIONS, URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN MUST BE PROMPTLY DIAGNOSED AND TREATED. OPTIMIZED URINE COLLECTION TECHNIQUES ARE ESSENTIAL TO REDUCE FALSE POSITIVE TEST RESULTS AND UNNECESSARY ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENTS. APPROPRIATE IMAGING STUDIES ARE EQUALLY CRITICAL FOR ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS. THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS OFFERS CLEAR GUIDELINES ON ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT, FOCUSING ON TAILORING TESTING AND TREATMENT TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND ULTIMATELY ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.  HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS CAN EXPECT TO GAIN A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF URINARY TRACT INFECTION DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT, FROM REVIEWING DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS TO EMPHASIZING THE ROLE OF INFECTION PREVENTION AND ANTIBIOTICS STEWARDSHIP. CLINICIANS WILL ALSO UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AMONG MULTIPLE SUBSPECIALISTS IN PEDIATRICS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN OPTIMIZING CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS.