Archive · 26 May 2025
Recognizing and Treating UTIs in Children: A Parent's Guide
UTIs, or urinary tract infections, are common in kids, especially babies and school-aged children.
Babies might have a fever, feed poorly, or have fewer wet diapers.
Older kids may feel pain when peeing or need to go often.
To diagnose, doctors test urine samples.
Treatment usually involves antibiotics for a week.
Parents can help prevent UTIs by keeping the diaper area clean, encouraging bathroom breaks, and ensuring kids drink enough water.
See a doctor if you suspect a UTI, particularly in young children.
UTIs are common in infants and school-aged children.
Infants may show symptoms like fever or feeding difficulties.
Older children might experience pain or frequent urination.
UTIs are diagnosed with a urine test.
Treatment usually involves antibiotics.
- Who
- Children, especially infants and school-aged kids.
- What
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are infections in the urinary system.
- When
- Symptoms vary with age. School-aged children and infants are the focus.
- Where
- N/A
- Why
- To keep children healthy and comfortable, and prevent the spread of infection.
- Typical antibiotic treatment duration
- 5-10 days
- School-aged children UTI symptoms
- Pain or burning during urination, frequent urination, bedwetting, abdominal pain, cloudy urine, tiredness, low-grade fever.
- Infant UTI symptoms
- Unexplained fever, trouble feeding, frequent spit-ups, unusual sleepiness or irritability, foul-smelling or oddly colored urine, fewer wet diapers.
- UTI Diagnosis methods
- Catheter or midstream urine sample