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Consensus and Controversies in Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Urinary Tract Infections

Rehna K Rahman, Nivedita Kamath

Keywords : Antibiotic prophylaxis, Urinary tract infection, Vesicoureteric reflux

Citation Information : Rahman RK, Kamath N. Consensus and Controversies in Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Urinary Tract Infections. Pediatr Inf Dis 2019; 1 (3):82-85.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10081-1203

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 05-09-2020

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2019; The Author(s).


Abstract

Antibiotic prophylaxis in children with urinary tract infection (UTI) is controversial. There is some evidence to show that antibiotic prophylaxis reduces the risk of infection in children with vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) and recurrent UTI. However, there is also an increased risk of UTI by resistant organisms in children on long-term antibiotic prophylaxis. Little is known about the benefit of antibiotic prophylaxis in reducing the risk of scars and long-term sequelae of urinary tract infections.


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