Question

Perform a data base search on urinary tract infection. There are various levels of evidence. Select the article that have the best level of evidence. Describe why this article was selected and how it meets the criteria to be considered the best level of evidence. Describe if this is a peer review article . Why is it significant to find peer review versus non peer reviewed articles for research. . There are several ways to obtain funding for the research project .Describe one method you would use to obtain funding for this research project if you were to implement it.

Answer 1

Uninary tract infection (UTI) is a collective term that describes any infection involving any part of the uninary tract, namely the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. The uninary tract can be divided into the upper and lower tract.

The recent findings has been estimated that 3% of prepubertal girls and 1% of prepubertal boys are diagnosed with urinary tract infections. Breastfeeding has been shown to offer significant protection against urinary tract infection in infants. Any young child with an acute pyelonephritis should be evaluated by dimercaptosuccinic acid renal scan to confirm or rule out renal scarring. The voiding cystourethrogram can be performed within the first 7 days of diagnosis. Amoxicillin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and cephalosporin are the first-line antibiotics to treat children with uncomplicated urinary tract infection.

The purpose of the review is to gain new insights into the epidemiology, imaging and conservative management of uninary tract infections based on the peer-reviewed literature of the last year.

The summary of this article is the incidence of urinary tract infections during infancy and childhood is high and influenced by the age and sex of the patient. Voiding cystourethrogram and dimercaptosuccinic acid renal scan are required for imaging. Short-course treatment is sufficient for children with acute uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections.

The cause of choosing this article is it is a peer article and it has all recent findings of UTI infections.

It is significant to use peer review than non peer-reviewed article because firstly, it acts as a filter to ensure that only high quality research is published, especially in reputable journals, by determining the validity, significance and originality of the study. Secondly, peer review is intended to improve the quality of manuscripts that are deemed suitable for publication.