2018
Impact of continuous low-dose antibiotic prophylaxis on growth in children with vesicoureteral reflux
Guidos P, Arlen A, Leong T, Bonnett M, Cooper C. Impact of continuous low-dose antibiotic prophylaxis on growth in children with vesicoureteral reflux. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2018, 14: 325.e1-325.e7. PMID: 30181099, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2018.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous antibiotic prophylaxisBody mass indexPrior treatment coursesPrior antibiotic useAntibiotic prophylaxisVesicoureteral refluxBMI percentileYears of ageTreatment courseMass indexAntibiotic useHeight percentilesContinuous low-dose antibiotic prophylaxisUse of CAPLow-dose antibiotic prophylaxisPrior antibiotic usageSignificant BMI increaseMainstay of treatmentUrinary tract infectionPrimary vesicoureteral refluxSignificant increaseUse of antibioticsBreakthrough infectionsEffects of antibioticsTract infections
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