2020
Urinary Tract Infection USA
Arlen A, Cooper C. Urinary Tract Infection USA. 2020, 1-5. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-24730-0_1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
MP61-09 DISTAL URETERAL DIAMETER RATIO IS AN INDEPENDENT RISK FACTOR FOR BREAKTHROUGH FEBRILE URINARY TRACT INFECTION
Arlen A, Alexander S, Guidos P, Leong T, Cooper C. MP61-09 DISTAL URETERAL DIAMETER RATIO IS AN INDEPENDENT RISK FACTOR FOR BREAKTHROUGH FEBRILE URINARY TRACT INFECTION. Journal Of Urology 2017, 197: e802. DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.02.1867.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Delayed upper tract drainage on voiding cystourethrogram may not be associated with increased risk of urinary tract infection in children with vesicoureteral reflux
Garcia-Roig M, Arlen AM, Huang JH, Filimon E, Leong T, Kirsch AJ. Delayed upper tract drainage on voiding cystourethrogram may not be associated with increased risk of urinary tract infection in children with vesicoureteral reflux. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2016, 12: 312.e1-312.e6. PMID: 27492248, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2016.04.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper tract drainageCulture-proven UTIsVesicoureteral refluxUTI ratesVUR gradeUTI riskRisk factorsHigh inter-observer correlationSetting of obstructionUTI risk factorsUrinary tract infectionPrimary vesicoureteral refluxPredictors of infectionAvailable prognostic informationSignificant predictorsYears of ageEndoscopic VUR treatmentHydrodistention gradeInter-observer agreementRecurrent UTIUTI incidenceVUR timingEndoscopic findingsInter-observer correlationTract infections
2014
Bladder Volume at Onset of Vesicoureteral Reflux is an Independent Risk Factor for Breakthrough Febrile Urinary Tract Infection
Alexander S, Arlen A, Storm D, Kieran K, Cooper C. Bladder Volume at Onset of Vesicoureteral Reflux is an Independent Risk Factor for Breakthrough Febrile Urinary Tract Infection. Journal Of Urology 2014, 193: 1342-1346. PMID: 25305355, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2014.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreakthrough febrile urinary tract infectionFebrile urinary tract infectionUrinary tract infectionOnset of refluxBladder-bowel dysfunctionRisk of pyelonephritisTract infectionsVesicoureteral refluxBladder volumeReflux gradeRecurrent febrile urinary tract infectionsMedian bladder volumeIndependent risk factorAdditional prognostic informationIdentification of childrenDuration of exposureReflux onsetBladder capacityMedian followupSD agePrognostic informationRisk factorsMultivariate analysisClinical decisionInfection