Objective: To describe the feasibility, effectiveness and safety of intravenous (iv) outpatient treatment in 2 to 24 month-old children with febrile urinary tract infection (UTI). Method: Children presenting to the ER, between April 2003-2005, with fever and no identifiable focus who had a diagnosis of UTI were randomized to receive iv antibiotic in the hospital or in an outpatient facility. Children were started on amikacin or ceftriaxona according to physician criteria followed by antimicrobial adjustment based on urine culture result and a later switch to an oral antimicrobial. Urine cultures were performed during and after completing the antimicrobial course. Adherence and effectiveness of antimicrobial treatment and treatment-associated complications were analyzed. Results: The study included 112 patients, 58 inpatient children and 54 outpatient children, with an average age of 7.7 months. Duration of iv treatment did not differ among groups (2.8 days (SD 1.2) 2.7 +0.91 days in inpatients vs 2.9 + 1.9 days in outpatients (p = 0.22). In 100% of outpatient children and 100% of inpatient children (overall 101/101) urine cultures were negative on day 5. None of the children had a treatment-associated complication. Cost analysis yielded 73% of saving money (overall cost for inpatient treatment US 9,815 vs outpatient treatment US 2,650). Conclusions: Outpatient iv treatment in patients between 2 and 24 months with UTI and fever was effective, safe and of lower cost Key words: Urinary tract infection, children, outpatient parenteral antimicrobial treatment. Palabras clave: Infección del tracto urinario, niños, tratamiento antimicrobiano parenteral ambulatorio. IntroducciónL a infección del tracto urinario (ITU) corresponde a una de las patologías infecciosas más frecuentes de la infancia, presentándose en ~ 8% de los niñas y ~ 2% de los varones bajo siete años de edad [1][2][3][4][5] . En nuestro medio, es un motivo frecuente de visita a los servicios de urgencia, alcanzando a 1,35% del total de consultas y una tasa de hospitalización de 10% en una experiencia nacional 6 . En lactantes con síndrome febril sin foco, la ITU es su causa en ~7,5% de los casos bajo ocho semanas de vida, 5,3% bajo un año de edad y 4,1% bajo dos años 7,8 . En estudios nacionales se ha reportado que en niños entre seis semanas y tres años de edad con infección bacteriana confirmada, la ITU representa el 80,2% de ellas 9 . Algunas investigaciones han demostrado que la probabilidad de daño de parénquima renal secundario a infección urinaria varía de acuerdo a la edad, siendo mayor en niños bajo dos años, lo que justifica el tratamiento inicial apropiado en este grupo etario 10 .De acuerdo a algunos autores, la hospitalización de los pacientes con ITU debería considerarse siempre en las primeras seis semanas de vida, en pacientes bajo cinco años con compromiso sistémico o hemodinámico y cuando no sea posible asegurar una buena tolerancia (vómitos, rechazo), adherencia a la terapia oral y accesibilidad al servicio de salud. Así mismo, se podr...
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