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Antibiotic treatment for five days is effective in children with acute cystitis
Author(s) -
Abrahamsson K,
Hansson S,
Larsson P,
Jodal U
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2002.tb01640.x
Subject(s) - acute cystitis , medicine , nitrofurantoin , antibiotics , bacteriuria , trimethoprim , urinary system , pediatrics , sulfamethoxazole , ciprofloxacin , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Short courses of antibiotics are often recommended to treat children with acute cystitis despite lack of firm evidence to support such management. The aim of this study therefore was to analyse the short‐term outcome of such treatment. The retrospective analysis included 300 children (252F, 48M) fulfilling the criteria of first‐time acute cystitis and managed according to a protocol recommending 5 d treatment. In 214 (71%) the treatment was given according to the protocol and in the others for 7 or 10 d. Nitrofurantoin was used in 150 (50%) and trimethoprim without or with sulfonamide in 129 (43%). The short‐term results were excellent with 96% of the children being free from symptoms at the first follow‐up visit after a median of 6 d. Only 2 girls had persisting bacteriuria and thus the frequency of bacteriological treatment failure was 1%. Recurrence within 30 d occurred in 4 girls (2%). Conclusion : A 5 d treatment with antibiotics is adequate in children with acute cystitis. Routine follow‐up visits after a first acute cystitis may not be necessary, providing that the bacteria causing the infection are sensitive to the prescribed antibiotic and that there is no history of defective bladder or bowel emptying.