The most common underlying anomaly in a child with recurrent urinary tract infection is:
* 30-35% children with UTI have VUR Recurrent UTI are observed in 30-50% children, usually within 3 months of the first episode. Predisposing factors for recurrent UTI include female sex, age below 6 months, obstructive uropathy, severe vesicoureteric reflux (VUR), habitual postponement of voiding (voiding dysfunction), constipation and repeated catheterization, e.g. for neurogenic bladder.
Posterior urethral valves
Vesicoureteric reflux
Neurogenic bladder
Renal calculi
Renal Tubular And Obstructive Disorders