URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS BY ENTEROBACTERIA INNEWBORNS AND CHILDREN PEDIATRICS EL MANSOURA, CONSTANTINE, ALGERIA

Abstract

The urinary tract infection is one of the most common serious bacterial infections in infants and
children (Abiodium et al., 2007). Urinary tract infection (UTI) is often associated with
functional or anatomic abnormality of the urinary tract, the most common of which is vesico - ureteral reflux (Yves et al., 2009).
The urinary tract is a common source of infection for infants, toddlers and children. Urinary
tract infections are important because they can cause acute or long-term morbidity as
hypertension or decreased renal function (Girardin, 2008). The prevalence of IU depends on
many factors including age and sex, but it is in the first year of life that the incidence of the
first episode is the highest. Signs and symptoms of UTIs are often nonspecific, particularly in
neonates and infants. The diagnosis is based on urine cytology testing (urinalysis), which
imposes strict conditions of collection, storage and execution.