Journal article
Risk of urinary tract infection in patients with hydroureter: An analysis from the Society of Fetal Urology Prenatal Hydronephrosis Registry
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Prenatal hydronephrosis is one of the most common anomalies detected on prenatal ultrasonography. Patients with prenatal hydronephrosis and ureteral dilation are at increased risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) and continuous antibiotic prophylaxis (CAP) is recommended. However, current guidelines do not define the minimum ureteral diameter that would be considered a dilated ureter in these patients.
OBJECTIVE: We evaluate the …
Authors
Holzman SA; Braga LH; Zee RS; Herndon CDA; Davis-Dao CA; Kern NG; Chamberlin JD; McGrath M; Chuang K-W; Stephany HA
Journal
Journal of Pediatric Urology, Vol. 17, No. 6, pp. 775–781
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2021
DOI
10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.09.001
ISSN
1477-5131