Abstract

CHAVEZ ISLA, Margarita Isabel; RODRIGUEZ HECHAVARRIA, Félix  and  CHAVEZ SOLIS, Leonardo F. Laboratory diagnosis in patients admitted due to urinary infection in a children hospital. MEDISAN [online]. 2012, vol.16, n.1, pp. 56-61. ISSN 1029-3019.

A descriptive, longitudinal and retrospective study of 64 patients with urinary infection, admitted at the Southern Children Hospital in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from January to December, 2010, with the objective of determining some clinical and diagnostic aspects. In most of the hospitalized children, anemia, leucocytosis, accelerated erytrosedimentation, as well as mild leucocyturia prevailed; and among the organisms: Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis and Enterobacteriaceae. To verify the presence of these changes, additional tests such as complete blood count, erytrosedimentation, cyturia and urine culture should be indicated as their results facilitate to establish a conclusive diagnosis.

Keywords : child; adolescent; urinary infection; gramnegative organism; children hospital.

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