Letter to the Editor: Urinary Tract Infection in Iraqi Children

To the Editor, Pediatric urinary tract infection (UTI) accounts for 0.7% of office visits and 5-14% of emergency department visits by children annually, and it has a risk for long-term sequelae including renal scarring, hypertension, and uremia. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 146 Iraqi children with culture proven UTI admitted to Al-Khadimyiah Pediatric Hospital, Al-Karama Teaching Hospital/Pediatric Department, and Al-Noor Teaching Hospital/ Pediatric Department/Baghdad from the period of 1st July 2003 to 1st July 2006.