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

Journal of Urology

Volumn 193, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1772-1777

  De Bessa, Jose ^a   De Carvalho Mrad, Flavia Cristina ^a   Mendes, Evilin Feitosa ^c   Bessa, Marcia Carvalho ^a   Paschoalin, Victor Pereira ^a   Tiraboschi, Ricardo Brianezi ^a   Sammour, Zein Mohamed ^f   Gomes, Cristiano Mendes ^f   Braga, Luis H ^d,e   Bastos Netto, José Murillo ^b,c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde SUPREMA e Hospital Maternidade Therezinha de Jesus   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f NONE

Author keywords

antibiotic prophylaxis; kidney; pyelonephritis; urinary tract infections; vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN; PLACEBO; URINARY TRACT ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MANAGED CARE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT RISK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCOPUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE; URETER DILATATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; CHILD; FEMALE; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; MALE; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 84927909805     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2014.10.092     Document Type: Article

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