What should I do if my child has a urinary tract infection?

Many parents have reported that their babies have been having unexplained fever recently, so they went to the hospital and had examinations. After a urine test, the doctor diagnosed it as a urinary tract infection. But why doesn’t the baby show symptoms of frequent, urgent, and painful urination? This is actually a common disease among children. Different children have different symptoms. This is actually mainly related to the baby's physical fitness. So what should we do if our child has a urinary tract infection?

Urinary tract infection is a common disease in children, which is caused by bacteria directly invading the urinary tract and causing inflammation. Children are more likely to develop urinary tract infections. According to a survey, this disease accounts for 8.5% of children's urinary system diseases. This disease can occur in children of any age, and the incidence rate is particularly high in infants under 2 years old. The incidence rate of girls is 3-4 times that of boys, except in infancy, when boys are more likely to be infected than girls because

Why are babies prone to urinary tract infections?

This is mainly determined by the baby's physiological and anatomical factors and environmental factors. The urinary tract of infants and young children is prone to retrograde infection. Since they often use diapers or wear open-crotch pants, the urethral opening is often contaminated by feces and other unclean substances. It can be said that various pathogens such as Escherichia coli, Proteus and Staphylococcus aureus accumulate around the urethral opening, looking for an opportunity to invade. Infants, especially girls, have short urethras and poor sphincter function, so bacteria can easily ascend along the urethra to the bladder, causing bladder infection or renal pelvis infection. In addition, infants and young children have an incomplete immune system and poor defense capabilities, which not only makes them prone to ascending infection, but also may lead to descending infection of the urethra due to susceptibility to upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, bacteremia, etc.

Children of different ages show different symptoms:

In the neonatal period, systemic symptoms are predominant, including fever, poor feeding, pallor, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal distension and other non-specific manifestations. There may also be growth stagnation, slow weight gain, and even convulsions, lethargy, jaundice and other manifestations.

In infancy and childhood, systemic symptoms are still the main ones, such as fever, recurrent diarrhea, etc. Urinary tract symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, and pain only become more obvious with age. Therefore, when infants and young children cry when urinating, urinate frequently, or have persistent diaper rash, unexplained fever, or persistent fever, this disease should be considered. Go to the hospital to collect clean midstream urine for urine routine, urine culture and other tests to confirm the diagnosis.

Generally, bed rest is required during the acute phase of treatment. Drink more water, urinate frequently, and reduce the time bacteria stay in the bladder. Remember to change diapers frequently and keep the perineum clean and dry. After each bowel movement, wipe from front to back and clean the baby's butt with warm water. In addition, actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment plan and use antibiotics reasonably. After the acute course of treatment, the patient should be reexamined once a month for a total of 3 times. Only those without recurrence are considered cured. For patients with recurrent recurrence, review every 3 to 6 months for 2 years or longer.

Pediatric expert Cui Yutao said that to prevent urinary tract infection, special care should be taken to the baby's buttocks. Antibiotics are not necessarily required for urinary tract infection. Most babies can just drink more water and urinate more frequently. Give your children more fresh vegetables and fruits. Infants and young children should have their diapers changed frequently and their buttocks cleaned after defecation. Doctors will only recommend antibiotics for babies when necessary. In addition, girls are 3 to 4 times more likely to suffer from urinary tract infections than boys, so girls should pay special attention.

Look. Urinary tract infections are common in children. Especially baby girls should be more careful, after all, the chance of baby girls getting this disease is much higher than baby boys. But more importantly, parents must do a good job of cleaning their children.