Urinary antigen testing is effective in detecting invasive pneumococcal pneumonia in children, say the authors of a UK-based case–control study. The study involved 160 children under the age of 16 ...

A urinary tract infection (UTI) in children is a fairly common condition. Bacteria that enter the urethra are usually flushed out through urination. However, when bacteria aren’t expelled out of the ...

The use of prophylactic antibiotics, which involves daily administration of antibiotics to children after an initial urinary tract infection, is not associated with reduced risk of recurrent urinary ...

Studies have found that 2 out of 100 boys and 8 out of 100 girls are at risk of developing urinary tract infections (UTIs). In general, bacteria are not found in the urinary tract. However, some ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children often go unnoticed due to vague or age-specific symptoms. However, timely recognition and intervention are critical to prevent long-term kidney damage, ...

Kids catch lots of bugs in their first few years of life. Colds and other respiratory infections are common. But kids can get urinary tract infections (UTIs), too. Up to 8% of girls and 2% of boys ...

September 18, 2012 — Obese children and adolescents have a higher concentration of bisphenol A (BPA) in their urine than their healthy-weight peers, according to the findings of a nationally ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are fairly prevalent in babies and children. In fact, UTIs are the second most common type of infection in children, right behind ear infections, according to ...

Overactive bladder can cause urinary incontinence, which is the involuntary release of urine. Children as well as adults can have an overactive bladder. Although each child is unique, most children ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) conducts the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES), in a probability sample of the ...