Hi anyone's babies had UTI before? How long was your baby put on antibiotics and is it a must to go for MCU scan after that?

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Hi, UTI usually happens when the germs from the poo area when on the skin enters the urethra and into the bladder. Testing the urine is the best way to check the baby for UTI. Treatments as you mentioned is, baby is put on antibiotics for 5 to 7 days. My baby once had a UTI, and she had to take antibiotics for 5 days. Within 48 hours she showed signs of improvement. If the child has UTI, other tests like MCU may be done to find if there are other problems in the urinary tract. MCU is not routinely done. It is only done if the condition called urinary reflux is suspected. One should take utmost care about the Hygiene of the baby and after cleaning after per and wee, should wipe the area from front to back with a dry tissue so that the area is not wet.

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