Risk factors for febrile urinary tract infection in boys with posterior urethral valves.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Boys with posterior urethral valves (PUV) present an increased risk of febrile urinary tract infection (fUTI). Identifying specific risk factors could allow for tailoring UTI prevention. The aim of this study was to use the data from the CIRCUP randomized controlled trial data to identify patient characteristics associated with a higher risk of fUTI.

Patients and methods

We performed a secondary analysis of the data from the CIRCUP randomized trial which included boys with PUV, randomized to circumcision and antibiotic prophylaxis vs. antibiotic prophylaxis alone and followed for 2 years. There was only 1 episode of fUTI in the circumcision group vs. 17 in the uncircumcised group. We therefore only studied the antibiotic prophylaxis alone group and compared age at

SUBMITTER: Harper L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9515483 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature