Short versus standard duration oral antibiotic therapy for acute urinary tract infection in children

M Michael, EM Hodson, JC Craig… - Cochrane Database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The optimal duration of oral antibiotic therapy for urinary tract infection (UTI) in
children has not been determined. A number of studies have compared single dose therapy …

Antibiotics for treating lower urinary tract infection in children

A Fitzgerald, R Mori, M Lakhanpaul… - Cochrane Database of …, 2012 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infections in
infants and children. Lower UTI is the most commonly presenting and in the majority of …

Surveillance for fatal suspected adverse drug reactions in the UK

A Clarkson, I Choonara - Archives of disease in childhood, 2002 - adc.bmj.com
Aim: To determine the nature and number of suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs)
associated with fatal outcomes in children reported through the yellow card scheme …

A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials comparing short-and long-course antibiotic therapy for urinary tract infections in children

R Keren, E Chan - Pediatrics, 2002 - publications.aap.org
Background. Short-course antibiotic regimens, ranging in duration from a single dose to 3
days, are the current standard of care for the treatment of acute lower urinary tract infections …

Urinary tract infections in children. An update.

I Zelikovic, RD Adelman… - Western journal of …, 1992 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Urinary tract infection is a common and frequently recurring condition in children. The
susceptibility of the host, the presence of urinary tract abnormalities, and the virulence of the …

Short compared with standard duration of antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infection: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

M Michael, EM Hodson, JC Craig, S Martin… - Archives of disease in …, 2002 - adc.bmj.com
Aims: To compare the effectiveness of short course (2–4 days) with standard duration oral
antibiotic treatment (7–14 days) for urinary tract infection (UTI). Methods: Meta-analysis of …

Short-course versus conventional length antimicrobial therapy for uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections in children: a meta-analysis of 1279 patients

D Tran, DG Muchant, SC Aronoff - The Journal of pediatrics, 2001 - Elsevier
Objective: The objective was to compare the efficacies of single-dose, short-course (4 days
or less), and standard course (5 days or greater) antimicrobial therapy for uncomplicated …

Treatment of children with acute pyelonephritis: a prospective randomized study

E Levtchenko, C Lahy, J Levy, H Ham, A Piepsz - Pediatric nephrology, 2001 - Springer
The aim of this study was to compare, in children with acute pyelonephritis, the efficacy of 7
days'(group A) and 3 days'(group B) intravenous antibiotics, both followed by an oral …

Urinary tract infection in infancy and childhood

AKC Leung, WLM Robson - Advances in pediatrics, 1991 - Elsevier
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common acute illnesses that affect infants and
children. It is a major challenge in pediatric practice because of the high incidence of UTI …

Recurrent urinary tract infections in female patients: an overview of management and treatment

TA Stamey - Reviews of Infectious Diseases, 1987 - academic.oup.com
Several major factors have contributed to the current availability of highly successful
techniques for the management of recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) in female patients …