Prevalence of Enterococcal Urinary Tract Infections With Positive Nitrites in Urinalysis in Pediatric Patients With High-Risk for Enterococcal Infections.

is a relatively uncommon pathogen that causes urinary tract infections (UTIs) in healthy children. Most enterococcal infections occur in patients with risk factors such as anatomical or functional urinary tract anomalies, also known as CAKUT (congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract). Children who are suspected of having UTIs and who have certain risk factors are often treated specifically for enterococcal infection as part of their empiric regimen.