Conference
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Prevention of Febrile Urinary Tract Infections in Children with Vesicoureteral Reflux: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Controlled Trials Comparing Dilated to Nondilated Vesicoureteral Reflux
Abstract
PURPOSE: The followup and treatment of children with vesicoureteral reflux has been debated for many years. Antibiotic prophylaxis has a role for preventing urinary tract infection in these children. Recent studies and guidelines suggested that prophylaxis has little or no role in preventing urinary tract infection in those children, especially those with low grades (I and II) of reflux.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed all published …
Authors
de Bessa J; de Carvalho Mrad FC; Mendes EF; Bessa MC; Paschoalin VP; Tiraboschi RB; Sammour ZM; Gomes CM; Braga LH; Netto JMB
Volume
193
Pagination
pp. 1772-1777
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
May 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.juro.2014.10.092
Conference proceedings
Journal of Urology
Issue
5
ISSN
0021-0005