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13 questions · 14 findings · 3 reviews · Kidney and Transplant

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 7 · 50%Low 4 · 28.6%Moderate 3 · 21.4%High 0 · 0%

Intervention not reported

Recurrence · children with lower urinary tract infection

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes recurrence (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment

Recurrence of symptomatic UTI in children · children with previous UTI and most do not have a renal tract abnormality such as VUR

Antibiotic treatment showed no clear difference in recurrence of symptomatic UTI in children compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment

Recurrence of symptomatic UTI in children with VUR · children with previous UTI and most do not have a renal tract abnormality such as VUR

Antibiotic treatment showed no clear difference in recurrence of symptomatic UTI in children with VUR compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment

Recurrence of symptomatic UTI in children without VUR · children with previous UTI and most do not have a renal tract abnormality such as VUR

Antibiotic treatment showed no clear difference in recurrence of symptomatic UTI in children without VUR compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic 1 vs antibiotic 2

Recurrence of symptomatic UTI: cotrimoxazole (1) versus cefprozil (2) · children with primarily normal renal tracts who have experienced at least one UTI

Antibiotic 1 showed no clear difference in recurrence of symptomatic UTI: cotrimoxazole (1) versus cefprozil (2) compared with antibiotic 2 (moderate certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Antibiotic 1 vs antibiotic 2

Recurrence of symptomatic UTI in children · children with primarily normal renal tracts who have experienced at least one UTI

Antibiotic 1 showed no clear difference in recurrence of symptomatic UTI: cotrimoxazole (1) versus cefadroxil (2) compared with antibiotic 2 (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment

Recurrence of symptomatic UTI in children, in studies with adequate allocation concealment · children with previous UTI and most do not have a renal tract abnormality such as VUR

Antibiotic treatment probably leads to lower recurrence of symptomatic UTI in children, in studies with adequate… compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review