Guidelines for management of children with urinary tract infection and vesico-ureteric reflux. Recommendations from a Swedish state-of-the-art conference. Swedish Medical Research Council

U Jodal; U Lindberg

Guidelines for management of children with urinary tract infection and vesico-ureteric reflux. Recommendations from a Swedish state-of-the-art conference. Swedish Medical Research Council

Acta Paediatr Suppl. 1999 Nov;88(431):87-9.

Authors

U Jodal¹, U Lindberg

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatrics, Göteborg University, The Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Sweden.

PMID: 10588276

Abstract

There are considerable variations in the management of children with urinary tract infection and reflux. These new guidelines were written after critical review of the literature, but are also based on clinical experience, since there are issues that have not been otherwise adequately studied. The aim is to limit renal damage and future complications, with minimal discomfort to the child, and to avoid unnecessary costs. The recommendations include increased attention to bladder dysfunction, shortening of the time of antibacterial prophylaxis and focus on renal development and function rather than on reflux.

Publication types

Guideline

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Child
Disease Management*
Female
Humans
Kidney Diseases / complications
Kidney Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Kidney Function Tests
Male
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Radioisotope Renography
Radiopharmaceuticals
Risk Assessment
Sweden
Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid
Urinary Tract Infections / complications
Urinary Tract Infections / diagnosis
Urinary Tract Infections / therapy*
Urography
Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / complications
Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / diagnosis
Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / therapy*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Radiopharmaceuticals
Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid