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Trial reportInvestigative and clinical urology2020

The role of antibiotic prophylaxis in mild to moderate isolated hydronephrosis detected in antenatal screening.

Pornpimol Rianthavorn, Suratsawadi Phithaklimnuwong

Open access · diamondAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Investigative and clinical urology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Impact of antibiotic prophylaxis on urinary tract infection recurrence in children Rapid review.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pornpimol RianthavornDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0003-2671-7416
Suratsawadi PhithaklimnuwongDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-2205-6473
Chulalongkorn University · TH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To determine whether continuous antibiotic prophylaxis (CAP) could prevent urinary tract infection (UTI) in mild to moderate antenatal isolated hydronephrosis (IH), characterized by hydronephrosis without ureter and bladder abnormalities, and anteroposterior renal pelvis diameter <16 mm and the Society for Fetal Urology grade <4, in neonatal renal ultrasound. Materials and Methods: Eighty neonates aged 7 to 30 days, with antenatal hydronephrosis and mild to moderate IH on neonatal renal ultrasound, were recruited from August 2015 to December 2016. Neonates were randomly assigned to CAP until hydronephrosis resolution or aged 12 months (CAP group, n=40) or to watchful observation (control group, n=40). The primary outcome was UTI. The probability of UTI was compared between the randomized groups using the Kaplan-Meier method and the log-rank test. Results: Nonadherence occurred in 6/40 parents in the CAP arm (15.0%). Thus, only 34 patients received CAP. UTI occurred in 5/34 patients in the CAP group (14.7%) and in 4/40 controls (10.0%). The probability of UTI was increased in the CAP group (hazard ratio, 1.38; 95% confidence interval, 0.37-5.16; p=0.63). UTI caused by cotrimoxazole resistant bacteria was four times higher in the CAP group than in controls (relative risk, 4.0; 95% confidence interval, 1.2-13.5; p=0.02). The trial was prematurely terminated due to the negative impact of CAP on bacterial sensitivity. Conclusions: The benefits of CAP in infants with mild to moderate IH were inconclusive. CAP conferred a high risk of resistant bacterial organisms when UTI occurs.

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Antibiotic ProphylaxisFemaleHumansHydronephrosisIncidenceInfant, NewbornMalePilot ProjectsSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeUrinary Tract InfectionsAnti-bacterial agentsChildClinical trialHydronephrosisUrinary tract infections

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PMID32158971
PMCPMC7052415
OpenAlexW2992926886

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