Continuous antibiotic prophylaxis increases the risk of antibiotic resistance, which should be avoided in children with vesicoureteral reflux.

ORLANDO, Florida — The use of recommended diagnostic tests declined within months of the publication of revised guidelines for the management of first-episode febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) in ...

Dear Dr. Gott: Please address the subject of reflux. My 7-year-old grandson recently had a kidney infection, and his pediatrician insisted on an X-ray dye study, which revealed reflux. Long-term ...

"If we can offer them a cure in a 15-minute procedure without an incision 90 percent of the time, then I think this may be the way of treating most patients with reflux." - Dr. Andrew Kirsch, Children ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in children. By age 5, 8% of girls and 2% of boys have had at least one UTI. Urinary tract infections in children can generally heal quickly if treated ...