Prophylaxis after first febrile urinary tract infection in children? A multicenter, randomized, controlled, noninferiority trial

Pediatrics

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1064-1071

  Montini, Giovanni ^a   Rigon, Luca ^a   Zucchetta, Pietro ^a   Fregonese, Federica ^a   Toffolo, Antonella ^b   Gobber, Daniela ^a   Cecchin, Diego ^a   Pavanello, Luigi ^b   Molinari, Pier Paolo ^c   Maschio, Francesca ^d   Zanchetta, Sergio ^e   Cassar, Walburga ^f   Casadio, Luca ^g   Crivellaro, Carlo ^b   Fortunati, Paolo ^h   Corsini, Andrea ^b   Calderan, Alessandro ⁱ   Comacchio, Stefania ^a   Tommasi, Lisanna ^a   Hewitt, Ian K ^a   Dalt, Liviana Da ^a   Zacchello, Graziella ^a   Dall'Amico, Roberto ^j   more..

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Pediatric Unit   (Italy)

^c Pediatric Unit   (Italy)

^d Pediatric Unit   (Italy)

^e Pediatric Unit

^f Pediatric Unit   (Italy)

^g Pediatric Unit   (Italy)

^h Pediatric Unit   (Italy)

ⁱ NONE   (Italy)

^j Pediatric Unit   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; DMSA scan; Renal scar; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; SUCCIMER TC 99M; URINARY TRACT ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY SCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; VOMITING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 58149168434     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-3770     Document Type: Article

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