[Urinary sepsis in children and nursing care].

A study was carried out with children who had been hospitalized due to urinary sepsis at the Ciro Redondo General Hospital in Artemisa, during the first quarter of 1990. Nursing cares are pointed out. Of the 149 children admitted during that period, 13 (8.64%) had urinary infection. The most affected age group was that under 1 year. The germ most often found was Escherichia coli. Vesicoureteric reflux was found in 2 infants and the most common manifestation was fever.