fa بررسی فراوانی عود عفونت ادراری در کودکان یک ماه تا 12 سال بدون اختلالات مادرزادی مراجعه کننده به بیمارستان امیرکبیر اراک مقاله پژوهشی Original Research Article <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>Background and Objective:</em></strong> Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is one of the most common diseases of childhood which may cause serious morbidity. We evaluated recurrence rate of UTI in children without congenital abnormalities who were at the age of 1 month to 12 years old. <span dir="RTL"></span><br> <strong><em>Materials and Methods:</em></strong> This cross- sectional study was carried out for three months after the termination of the treatment in order to determine the rate of recurrence and re-infection in children (sex segregationation) at the age of 1 month to 6 years and 6 to 12 years who did not have any anatomical or functional urinary abnormalities at Arak Amir kabir Hospital.<br> <strong><em>Results:</em></strong> In total, 250 patients (224 girls and 26 boys) were evaluated. 17 girls had recurrences , of whom, 2 cases (%11/7) were under 1 year old ,14 cases (%82/2) had 1 to 6 years old and 1 case (5/8%) was in the 6 to 12 years old group. In the first month there was no relapse and most recurrences occurred through the third month (%65). All recurrences were symptomatic.<br> <strong><em>Conclusion:</em></strong>&nbsp; Due to low rate of recurrence of urinary infection in our study group, repeated cultures and prophylactic treatments is not recommended in children and infants without underlying congenital renal abnormalities. In such cases, UTI can be prevented by effective trainings.</p> Keywords: Urinary tract infection, Prophylaxis, Recurrence, Relapse 66 76 http://journal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-4-593&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Parsa Yousefi پارسا یوسفی Parsayousefichaijan@yahoo.com 5200319475328460060113 5200319475328460060113 Yes Arak Amirkabir Hospital, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran. فوق تخصص بیماری‌های کلیه کودکان، استادیار دانشگاه ‌علوم پزشکی اراک، بیمارستان امیرکبیر اراک Ali Cyrus علی سیروس 5200319475328460060114 5200319475328460060114 No Arak Vali-e-Asr Hospital, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran. متخصص ارولوژی، استادیار دانشگاه ‌علوم پزشکی اراک، بیمارستان ولی‌عصر اراک Zahra Moghaddasi زهرا مقدسی 5200319475328460060115 5200319475328460060115 No Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran. کارشناس ارشد برنامه‌ریزی آموزشی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اراک Fatemeh Dorreh فاطمه دره 5200319475328460060116 5200319475328460060116 No Arak Amirkabir Hospital, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran. متخصص بیماری‌های اطفال، استادیار دانشگاه ‌علوم پزشکی اراک، بیمارستان امیرکبیر اراک Azam Aravand اعظم آراوند 5200319475328460060117 5200319475328460060117 No Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran. پزشک عمومی