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ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA IN SCHOOLGIRLS
Author(s) -
UNDBERG U.,
BJURE J.,
HAUGSTVEDT S.,
JODAL U.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1975.tb03861.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bacteriuria , urine , asymptomatic , urination , urinary system , asymptomatic bacteriuria , urology
Lindberg, U., Bjure, J., Haugstvedt, S. and Jodal, U. (Departments of Paediatrics, Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Clinical Physiology, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden). Asymptomatic bacteriuria in schoolgirls. III. Relation between residual urine volume and recurrence. Acta Paediatr Scand, 64:437, 1975.–Residual urine volume (RUV) has been measured in 70schoolgirls with asymptomatic bacteriuria using 131 1‐hippuran. The mean volume of residual urine was 23·7 ml. More than 5 ml RUV, the highest value found in 14 girls without bacteriuria or a history of urinary tract infection, was found in 47 % of the patients. The mean volume for residual urine in the control girls was 1·1 ml. Among the 44 girls cured for their bacteriuria by a bladder wash out test or antibiotic treatment, recurrence was significantly more common (p<0·001) in those with >5 ml in RUV (15/20, 75 %) than in those with 5 ml (4/24, 17 %). In 5 of 22 patients not treated, the bacteriuria disappeared spontaneously during a one year observation period. The RUV was <3 ml in 4 of these 5 girls. While the presence of residual urine per se may not be the primary event leading to bacteriuria, it may increase the risk of recurrences, by facilitating bacterial growth and impairing the wash out of bacteria from the bladder on micturition.