 [ Symptoms ] can a child die from a uti  my daughter had a uti because she was not wiping correctly her fever was 101 7 we took to the hospital because she seemed like she was in pain every time she had to pee they told us she had a uti and they treated her and she is home after 3 days of antibiotic in the hospital [ Disease ] a child is not likely to die from a simple urinary tract infection in the unlikely event that the infection went to the kidneys and then caused septicemia a serious problem could emerge but she is fine now on the right antibiotic so do not worry