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Publication Information

PubMed ID
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
2018
Affiliation
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California; Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, California. Electronic address: aekhoury@uci.edu.
Authors
Alam Y, Khoury A, Wang ZT, Wehbi E
Studies
Citation
Wang ZT, Wehbi E, Alam Y, Khoury A. A Reanalysis of the RIVUR Trial Using a Risk Classification System. J Urol 2018 Jun;199(6):1608-1614. Epub 2017 Dec 2.

Abstract

The RIVUR (Randomized Intervention for Children with Vesicoureteral Reflux) trial showed a 50% decrease in the risk of urinary tract infection recurrence in children with reflux receiving continuous antibiotic prophylaxis. We reanalyzed the RIVUR data with the purpose of using a risk classification system to identify children who are more likely to benefit from continuous antibiotic prophylaxis.