Cochrane · systematic review · CD006943
Interventions for covert bacteriuria in children
Fitzgerald, A, Mori, R, Lakhanpaul, M · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · Cochrane Library
Kidney and TransplantAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 71.4%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Antibiotics for covert bacteriuria in children
Population: Patients with covert bacteriuria in children
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Persistent bacteriuria at 6 months | RR 0.35 [0.18, 0.7] | 1 study · 42 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Persistent bacteriuria at 2 years | RR 0.33 [0.02, 5.34] | 2 studies · 241 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Persistent bacteriuria at 4 to 5 years | OR 0.39 [0.26, 0.57] | 3 studies · 444 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Covert bacteriuria | RR 0.71 [0.48, 1.03] | 1 study · 61 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Cystitis (lower UTI) | RR 2.01 [0.78, 5.19] | 2 studies · 266 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Pyelonephritis | RR 0.72 [0.23, 2.23] | 2 studies · 247 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Renal growth | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 355 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |