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Urinary tract infection - children
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Age under 16 years
This CKS topic is based on the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guideline Urinary tract infection in children: diagnosis, treatment and long-term management [National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health, 2007].
This CKS topic covers the management in primary care of urinary tract infection (UTI) in infants and children.
This CKS topic does not cover the management of recurrent UTI in sexually active girls, or UTI in infants or children with:
- Indwelling urinary catheters.
- Neurogenic bladders.
- Using intermittent catheterization.
- Significant uropathy.
- Underlying renal disease.
- Immunosuppression.
There are separate CKS topics on Urinary tract infection (lower) - women, and Urinary tract infection (lower) - men.
The target audience for this CKS topic is healthcare professionals working within the NHS in England, and providing first contact or primary health care. Patient information from NHS Choices is intended to be printed and given to people with this condition or their carers.
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