Prevalence of urinary tract infection in severely malnourished preschool children.
Indian Pediatr
; 1994 Jun; 31(6): 679-82
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ABSTRACT
Eighty eight severely malnourished preschool children (Grade III or Grade IV, IAP classification) were studied to find out the prevalence of urinary tract infection (UTI). Fifty three well nourished preschool children served as controls. Urine samples were collected by suprapubic aspiration in children below 3 years and in older children a clean catch midstream sample of urine was collected. The urine samples were subjected to direct microscopic examination, Gram's stain and culture. UTI was detected in 7 (8%) of the 88 malnourished children. Besides UTI, the other associated infections included respiratory tract infection (31.8%), diarrhea (27.2%) and tuberculous meningitis (12.7%).
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Main subject:
Bacterial Infections
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Urinary Tract Infections
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Severity of Illness Index
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child Nutrition Disorders
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Case-Control Studies
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Child, Preschool
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Prevalence
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
1994
Type:
Article