Frequently Used Terms for UTI
| Category . | Term . | Definition . |
|---|---|---|
| Signs and symptoms | Febrile UTI | UTI associated with temperature ≥38°C (100.4°F) |
| Symptomatic UTI | UTI associated with fever and/or urinary symptoms | |
| ABU | Significant bacteriuria in a child with no symptoms of UTI | |
| Sterile pyuria | Increased white cells in urine in the absence of bacteria on urine culture | |
| BBD | Spectrum of signs and symptoms, including incontinence, constipation and/or encopresis associated with functional and behavioral abnormalities of the bowel, lower urinary tract, and pelvic floor | |
| Site of infection | Upper-tract UTI | UTI involving kidneys and ureters |
| Lower-tract UTI | UTI involving bladder and urethra but not upper tract | |
| Pyelonephritis | Kidney infection (febrile UTI may or may not be due to pyelonephritis) | |
| Cystitis | Bladder infection | |
| Severity of infection | Complicated UTI | UTI in newborns; abdominal and/or bladder mass; kidney and urinary tract anomalies; urosepsis; organism other than E coli; atypical clinical course, including absence of clinical response to antibiotic within 72 h; and renal abscess |
| Complicated cystitis | Children with comorbid medical conditions, underlying bladder pathology, indwelling bladder catheter, and atypical clinical course | |
| Renal status | Reflux nephropathy | Renal cortical abnormalities associated with VUR (may be congenital dysplasia or acquired scarring) |
| Renal scarring | Acquired renal damage due to APN | |
| Renal dysplasia | Congenital renal cortical abnormalities |
| Category . | Term . | Definition . |
|---|---|---|
| Signs and symptoms | Febrile UTI | UTI associated with temperature ≥38°C (100.4°F) |
| Symptomatic UTI | UTI associated with fever and/or urinary symptoms | |
| ABU | Significant bacteriuria in a child with no symptoms of UTI | |
| Sterile pyuria | Increased white cells in urine in the absence of bacteria on urine culture | |
| BBD | Spectrum of signs and symptoms, including incontinence, constipation and/or encopresis associated with functional and behavioral abnormalities of the bowel, lower urinary tract, and pelvic floor | |
| Site of infection | Upper-tract UTI | UTI involving kidneys and ureters |
| Lower-tract UTI | UTI involving bladder and urethra but not upper tract | |
| Pyelonephritis | Kidney infection (febrile UTI may or may not be due to pyelonephritis) | |
| Cystitis | Bladder infection | |
| Severity of infection | Complicated UTI | UTI in newborns; abdominal and/or bladder mass; kidney and urinary tract anomalies; urosepsis; organism other than E coli; atypical clinical course, including absence of clinical response to antibiotic within 72 h; and renal abscess |
| Complicated cystitis | Children with comorbid medical conditions, underlying bladder pathology, indwelling bladder catheter, and atypical clinical course | |
| Renal status | Reflux nephropathy | Renal cortical abnormalities associated with VUR (may be congenital dysplasia or acquired scarring) |
| Renal scarring | Acquired renal damage due to APN | |
| Renal dysplasia | Congenital renal cortical abnormalities |