Review of Recurrent Urinary-Tract Infections in Infancy and Early Childhood

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RECURRENT urinary-tract infections constitute the major urologic problem in childhood, ranking second in frequency to respiratory infections. Since the symptoms may be minimal and, in some cases, absent, the disease is undoubtedly more frequent than generally realized. It is our belief that these recurrent infections in children are not a series of isolated attacks but repetitive exacerbations of one underlying and continuous infection. Although the symptoms are referable, in many cases, only to the bladder, the term "recurrent urinary-tract infection" is preferable to cystitis because it is difficult to separate infections of the bladder from those of the ureters and . . .

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