Urinary tract infection in a child – Related resources
26.02.2016 • Sonuncu dəyişiklik 26.11.2012
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Cochrane reviews
- A 2–4 day course of oral antibiotics appears to be as effective as 7–14 days in eradicating lower tract UTI in children, but 10 days of therapy appears to be more effective than single-dose therapy .
- Oral cefixime or short courses (2–4 days) of IV therapy followed by oral therapy are both effective for children with acute pyelonephritis .
- It is unclear whether the identification and treatment of children with vesicoureteric reflux has any clinically important benefit .
- Antibiotics may be effective in preventing recurrent urinary tract infections in children. Nitrofurantoin may be more effective than other antibiotics but the side effects may outweigh its benefits .
Other evidence summaries
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Surgery is probably no better than medical treatment for the preservation of glomerular filtration in children with bilateral severe vesicoureteral reflux and bilateral nephropathy .
- Circumcision appears to reduce the risk of urinary tract infection in boys .