Obesity and febrile urinary tract infection in young children.

Mari OkadaEmi KijimaHaruka YamamuraHisae NakataniHaruna YokoyamaMasako ImaiNatsuko SuzukiAkihiro OshibaMasayuki Nagasawa

Published in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2021)

Obesity is not a significant risk factor for fUTI in febrile hospitalized young children. Our study suggests that conducting urinalysis for febrile young children without obvious sources, irrespective of obesity, should be considered.

Keyphrases

urinary tract infection
insulin resistance
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
adipose tissue
chemotherapy induced
physical activity
skeletal muscle