ABSTRACT
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common problem. In children, 3-5% of girls and 1-2% of boys have had a symptomatic UTI.1 In Australia, UTI accounts for 1.2% of all family physician-patient encounters.2 UTI may be complicated or uncomplicated. Complicated UTIs are those that occur in the presence of other factors such as obstruction, calculi, vesicoureteric reflux, or systemic disease, e.g. diabetes. While in adults imaging in UTI only occurs if there is a suspicion of complicated UTI, it is widely recommended that imaging be undertaken in children after their first UTI.3
