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Infección urinaria en niños - Prevention

Nombres alternativos

Infección urinaria en niños; Cistitis en niños; Infección vesical en niños; Infección renal en niños; Pielonefritis en niños

Prevención:

Evite darle a su hijo baños de espuma.
Procure que su hijo se ponga pantaloncillos y prendas de vestir sueltas.
Aumente la ingesta de líquidos de su hijo.
Mantenga limpia el área genital de su hijo para impedir que las bacterias se introduzcan a través de la uretra.
Enséñele a su hijo a ir al baño varias veces cada día.
Enséñele a su hijo a limpiarse el área genital de adelante hacia atrás para reducir la posibilidad de propagar bacterias desde el ano hasta la uretra.

El uso prolongado de antibióticos preventivos (profilácticos) se puede recomendar para algunos niños que contraen infecciones urinarias repetitivas.

Tracto urinario femenino

Tracto urinario masculino

Cistouretrograma de eliminación

Reviewed last on: 8/4/2011
Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

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Williams G, Craig JC. Long-term antibiotics for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection in chidlren. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Mar 16:(3):CD001534.

Craig JC, Simpson JM, Williams GJ, et al. Antibiotic prophylaxis and recurrent urinary tract infection in children. N Engl J Med. 2009 Oct 29;361(18):1748-59.

Skoog SJ, Peters CA, Arant BS Jr, et al. Pediatric Vesicoureteral Reflux Guidelines Panel Summary Report: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Screening Siblings of Children With Vesicoureteral Reflux and Neonates/Infants With Prenatal Hydronephrosis. J Urol. 2010 Sep;184(3):1145-51.

Shaikh N, Morone NE, Lopez J, Chianese J, Sangvai S, D'Amico F, Hoberman A, Wald ER. Does this child have a urinary tract infection? JAMA. 2007;298:2895-2904.

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