Changes in Clinical Presentation and Renal Outcomes among Children with Febrile Urinary Tract Infection: 2005 vs 2015
- 3 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 205 (6), 1764-1768
- https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000001597
Abstract
Purpose: Recent studies have demonstrated trends of decreasing voiding cystourethrogram utilization rates and delayed vesicoureteral reflux diagnosis in some children. It is possible that such delays could lead to more children sustaining repeated episodes of febrile urinary tract infection, and potential kidney injury, prior to diagnosis and treatment. Materials and Methods: Using single institutional, cross-sectional cohorts of patients in 2 time periods (2005 and 2015), we compared clinical presentation and renal outcomes among patients 13 years and younger with history of febrile urinary tract infection presenting for initial voiding cystourethrogram. Outcomes included 1) recurrent urinary tract infection, 2) presence of vesicoureteral reflux, 3) grade of vesicoureteral reflux, and 4) renal scarring. Associations between year of presentation and outcomes of recurrent urinary tract infection and vesicoureteral reflux diagnosis were evaluated using multivariable logistic regression models. For the outcome of renal scarring, a logistic regression model was fitted for propensity score matched cohorts. Results: Compared to children presenting in 2005, those in 2015 had 3 times the odds of recurrent urinary tract infection (OR 3.01, 95% CI 2.18-4.16, p3 (OR 2.22, 95% CI 1.13-4.34, p=0.02) but not vesicoureteral reflux grade >2 (OR 1.11, 95% CI 0.74-1.67, p=0.60). Renal scarring was more common among children presenting in 2015 (OR 2.9, 95% CI 1.03-8.20, p=0.04). Conclusions: Compared to 2005, children presenting in 2015 for post-urinary tract infection voiding cystourethrogram have increased likelihood of recurrent urinary tract infection and renal scarring, despite similar likelihood of vesicoureteral reflux diagnosis.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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