Background: Infants under evaluation for atopic dermatitis (AD) at our clinic undergo a battery of examinations that include urinalysis and urine culture tests with antibiograms. The prevalence of cases with significant bacteriuria and leukocyturia (SBL) appeared to be unexpectedly high. Objective: This study attempts to establish whether infants with AD should be suspected of having a higher prevalence of urinary tract infections (UTI). Methods: A retrospective analysis of urine and urine culture tests was performed in 131 infants (84 males and 47 females) aged 1–24 months with untreated AD and in 1,327 control subjects (621 male, 706 female) aged 1–24 months. Results: SBL was present in 27.5% of cases versus 3% of controls (p < 10––5). After routine treatment for AD and antibiotic treatment on the basis of a urine antibiogram, the recurrence rate of SBL, evaluated monthly over a 6-month period, was only 8.3%. Conclusion: Infants with AD might be at a greater risk for developing UTI, and when treated for AD this risk might be reduced.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.