Pedemy · For parents
Urinary tract infections — notes
Note the pattern below and bring your questions and current medicines to the visit. This record does not diagnose or choose treatment.
Use these notes with your child’s clinician. This tool does not diagnose illness, prescribe treatment or confirm that home care is safe.
Emergency help now
Call local emergency services for severe breathing difficulty, blue/gray lips, collapse, a seizure with failure to recover, or a child who is very difficult to wake. Do not delay to complete this tool.
Contact a healthcare professional
Fever with back or side pain, repeated vomiting, dehydration or a very unwell child needs urgent assessment. If symptoms are worsening or not improving within 48 hours of treatment, seek reassessment. A baby younger than 3 months with a temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) or higher needs urgent medical assessment, even if they look well. Do not delay assessment to try medicine or complete a diary.
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Care reminders
- UTIs can cause painful or frequent urination and new wetting. Babies may have fever, poor feeding or vomiting without urinary symptoms. Smelly urine alone does not diagnose infection; a properly collected urine sample matters.
- Contact a clinician promptly for suspected UTI. When possible, urine is collected before antibiotics without delaying urgent care. Give prescribed antibiotics as directed and check culture results. Regular drinks, toilet breaks and treating constipation can help prevent recurrence.
- Fever with back or side pain, repeated vomiting, dehydration or a very unwell child needs urgent assessment. If symptoms are worsening or not improving within 48 hours of treatment, seek reassessment.