October 22, 2009 (Washington, DC) — Less than half of the pediatric patients with vesicoureteral reflux managed with antibiotic prophylaxis are actually taking their medication. Young age, frequent ...

Changes Clinical Practice: Routine antibiotic prophylaxis used in vesicoureteral reflux patients can be discontinued in children who have had toilet training and do not have urinary tract infection ...

Children diagnosed with vesicoureteral reflux following a urinary tract infection (UTI) are at risk for kidney scarring with subsequent UTIs. New research shows that children receiving antimicrobials ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children with vesicoureteral reflux, a condition in which urine flows backward from the bladder to the kidneys, ...

SAN DIEGO -- Antibiotic prophylaxis may help to protect kidneys of kids with vesicoureteral reflux during febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs), according to another look at the RIVUR trial. Among ...

Antibiotic prophylaxis has been the recommended management for most children with vesicoureteral reflux and urinary tract infection (UTI). This Practice Point commentary discusses the study of Pennesi ...

Primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) has long been considered a pathogenic factor in the development of urinary tract infections (UTIs), predisposing patients to recurrent UTIs and increasing their ...

New Stone Risk Found in VUR Patients Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis for vesicoureteral reflux in young children has no adverse effect on complete blood count, serum electrolytes, or ...

Infants with grade III, IV, or V vesicoureteral reflux often receive continuous antibiotic prophylaxis to limit UTI and kidney scarring, but this strategy is controversial. New research findings are ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Children diagnosed with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) following a urinary tract infection (UTI) are at risk for kidney scarring with subsequent UTIs. New research shows ...