| Abstract: | Summary Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria was done no 264 neonates, infants and children by an examination of the wet urine sediment for pyuria, Gram’s staining of the urine smear for organisms, and urine culture. Bacteriologically 8 urines were positive for asymptomatic bacteriuria (3.3%). In these 8 cases pyuria of more than 5 leukocytes was also present and Gram’s staining of the urine smear showed more than 3 organisms per field. Pyuria was seen in 3 other cases who were bacteriologically cally negative. It is stressed that asymptomatic bacteriuria may be searched for in the pediatric age period at every visit to the doctor for a routine check up, by a simple test which could be easily done in the doctor’s clinic by a trained technical person. For this an examination of the urine sediment for pyuria is a reliable test. Culture of the urine may be limited only to these cases to demonstrate the type of organism and its response to currently used antibiotics for effective treatment. From the Department of Pathology and Bacteriology, G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur. |
