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Urinary Tract Infection

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F >> M (except in the first year of life when males predominate). Eight percentage of girls and 1–2% of all boys will get a urinary tract infection (UTI) during their childhood.

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Further Reading

  1. Goldsmith BM, Campos JM (1990) Comparison of urine dipstick, microscopy, and culture for the detection of bacteriuria in children. Clin Pediatr 29:214–218

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  4. Price E, Misra D, Larcher V (2000) UTIs: accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. Prescriber 11:21–38

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  5. Samuel M, Misra D, Price E, Larcher V (2000) Schistosoma hematobium infection in children in Britain. Br J Urol 85:316–318

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  1. Paediatric Surgery Department, Royal London Hospital, London, UK

    Chandrasen K. Sinha

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  1. Paediatric Surgery Department, London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom

    Chandrasen K. Sinha

  2. Dept. Pediatric Surgery, Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom

    Mark Davenport

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Sinha, C.K., Pandey, A., Misra, D. (2010). Urinary Tract Infection. In: Sinha, C., Davenport, M. (eds) Handbook of Pediatric Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-132-3_39

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