UDK: 616-08-035

URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN

I.N. Shishimorov, O.V. Magnitskaya, O.V. Shatalova, N.F. Shaposhnikova, M.M. Koroleva

ФГБОУ ВО «Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет» Министерства здравоохранения Российской Федерации, кафедра педиатрии и неонатологии ИНМФО

Abstract

The review addresses the main issues related to the rational pharmacotherapy of urinary tract infection (UTI). UTIs are a common and important clinical problem in children. Among UTI causative agents in children are dominated by gram-negative bacteria, E. coli. According to modern clinical guidelines, the leading direction in the treatment of UTI in children is antibiotic therapy, which should be prescribed taking into account the sensitivity of microorganisms. Drugs of choice for UTI in children: cephalosporins or protected aminopenicillins

Keywords

urinary tract infections in children, antimicrobial therapy.

Contacts

Шишиморов Иван Николаевич – д. м. н., доцент, зав. кафедрой педиатрии и неонатологии ИНМФО, Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет, e-mail: ivan_shishimorov@mail.ru