Antibiotic prophylaxis for children at risk of developing urinary tract infection: A systematic review

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1781-1786

  Mori, Rintaro ^a,b   Fitzgerald, Anita ^a   Williams, Craig ^c   Tullus, Kjell ^d   Verrier Jones, Kate ^e   Lakhanpaul, Monica ^a,f  

^a National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health   (United Kingdom)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH   (Japan)

^c ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^d GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Meta analysis; Prophylactic antibiotics; Randomised controlled trial; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN; PLACEBO; SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; CHILD; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; FEVER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY SCAR; LINGUISTICS; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYURIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCAR FORMATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; RISK; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 70350516945     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01433.x     Document Type: Article

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