Clinical Significance of Primary Vesicoureteral Reflux and Urinary Antibiotic Prophylaxis After Acute Pyelonephritis: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Study

H. Garin, Eduardo; Olavarría, Fernando; Manuel García Nieto, Víctor; Valenciano, Blanca; Campos, Alfonso; J. Young, Linda

doi:10.1542/peds.2005-1362

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Clinical Significance of Primary Vesicoureteral Reflux and Urinary Antibiotic Prophylaxis After Acute Pyelonephritis: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Study

Published in PEDIATRICS • Mar 1, 2006

Authors:

Eduardo H. Garin

Fernando Olavarría

Víctor Manuel García Nieto

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the role of primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in increasing the frequency and severity of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and renal parenchymal damage among patients with acute pyelonephritis and to determine whether urinary antibiotic prophylaxis reduces the frequency and/...

Subject

Medicine

Vesicoureteral reflux

Urinary system

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