Urinary Tract Infection

Study findings published in EClincialMedicine showed that more than 85% of patients in England who are diagnosed with a lower UTI in primary care receive an antibiotic on the same day, and that most do not have a recorded urine test within 10 days of diagnosis.

Children with more than one febrile UTI are at a significantly increased risk for kidney scarring, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers wrote that the risk for scarring increases with each additional febrile infection.

Children with complicated UTIs were safely and effectively treated with the combination antibiotic Avycaz compared with cefepime, according to findings from a phase 2 study published in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.