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