Urinary incontinence in children and associated problems.

Urinary tract infections are common during childhood. The association to bladder dysfunction was studied in two different populations of children. First, the prevalence of UTI in 3553 7-year-old schoolchildren with and without incontinence was assessed. Isolated bed wetting was not associated with UTI. In combined night and day wetting or day wetting alone there was a strong correlation to previous UTI. Secondly, the majority of girls with covert bacteriuria had clinical and urodynamic evidence of bladder dysfunction.