Open AccessAntibiotic prophylaxis in children with ureteric stents: Bliss or misery?
Author(s) -
Basim Alsaywid,
Abdullah A Mesawa,
Abdullah Khalid Mohammedkhalil,
Mohammed A. Almarghoub,
Zhour Barnawi,
Wesam Abuznadah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/ua.ua_116_18
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotic prophylaxis , perioperative , antibiotics , stent , incidence (geometry) , retrospective cohort study , cohort , urinary system , surgery , population , physics , environmental health , optics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) in patients with a ureteric stent is influenced by several factors such as duration of stenting. Antibiotic prophylaxis has been previously used for the prevention of UTI in patients with common urological pathologies. The aims of this study were to evaluate the incidence, to identify the risk factors of symptomatic UTI in pediatric patients with ureteric stents, and to review the effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in reducing the rate of symptomatic UTI compared to a no intervention (control) group.