BACKGROUND: Infants under evaluation for atopic dermatitis (AD) at our clinic undergo a battery of examinations that include urinalysis and urine culture tests with antibiograms. The prevalence of cases with significant bacteriuria and leukocyturia (SBL) appeared to be unexpectedly high. OBJECTIVE: This study attempts to establish whether infants with AD should be suspected of having a higher prevalence of urinary tract infections (UTI). METHODS: A retrospective analysis of urine and urine culture tests was performed in 131 infants (84 males and 47 females) aged 1-24 months with untreated AD and in 1,327 control subjects (621 male, 706 female) aged 1-24 months. RESULTS: SBL was present in 27.5% of cases versus 3% of controls (p < 10(-5)). After routine treatment for AD and antibiotic treatment on the basis of a urine antibiogram, the recurrence rate of SBL, evaluated monthly over a 6-month period, was only 8.3%. CONCLUSION: Infants with AD might be at a greater risk for developing UTI, and when treated for AD this risk might be reduced.
Atopic dermatitis of infancy and urinary tract infections. / Oggero R; Monti G; Fiz A; Tonetto P; Mostert M.. - In: DERMATOLOGY. - ISSN 1018-8665. - 189(2)(1994), pp. 139-141.
Titolo: | Atopic dermatitis of infancy and urinary tract infections. |
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Autori: | Oggero R; Monti G; Fiz A; Tonetto P; Mostert M. |
Data di pubblicazione: | 1994 |
Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Infants under evaluation for atopic dermatitis (AD) at our clinic undergo a battery of examinations that include urinalysis and urine culture tests with antibiograms. The prevalence of cases with significant bacteriuria and leukocyturia (SBL) appeared to be unexpectedly high. OBJECTIVE: This study attempts to establish whether infants with AD should be suspected of having a higher prevalence of urinary tract infections (UTI). METHODS: A retrospective analysis of urine and urine culture tests was performed in 131 infants (84 males and 47 females) aged 1-24 months with untreated AD and in 1,327 control subjects (621 male, 706 female) aged 1-24 months. RESULTS: SBL was present in 27.5% of cases versus 3% of controls (p < 10(-5)). After routine treatment for AD and antibiotic treatment on the basis of a urine antibiogram, the recurrence rate of SBL, evaluated monthly over a 6-month period, was only 8.3%. CONCLUSION: Infants with AD might be at a greater risk for developing UTI, and when treated for AD this risk might be reduced. |
Volume: | 189(2) |
Pagina iniziale: | 139 |
Pagina finale: | 141 |
Rivista: | DERMATOLOGY |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 03A-Articolo su Rivista |