Journal article
Antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of urinary tract infections in the first year of life in children with vesicoureteral reflux diagnosed in the workup of antenatal hydronephrosis: a systematic review
Abstract
BackgroundChildren with antenatal hydronephrosis (ANH) diagnosed with postnatal asymptomatic vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) are thought to be at higher risk of urinary tract infection (UTI). As such, continuous antibiotic prophylaxis (CAP) is empirically recommended until age of toilet training; however, there are limited data to support this. The objective of this systematic review was to summarize the existing data and compare UTI rates in …
Authors
Leigh J; Rickard M; Sanger S; Petropoulos J; Braga LH; Chanchlani R
Journal
Pediatric Nephrology, Vol. 35, No. 9, pp. 1639–1646
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
September 2020
DOI
10.1007/s00467-020-04568-6
ISSN
0931-041X