Journal club: Febrile UTI

Stay up to date with new research on shortening antibiotic treatment duration for urinary tract infections (UTIs) with our episode today where we review a recently published randomized control trial (RCT). Learn how to critically analyze study data and what key points we take away. 

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This episode was written by Dr. Tammy Yau and Dr. Lidia Park, with content support from Dr. Michelle Hamline. Drs. Tammy and Lidia take full responsibility for any errors or misinformation. 



Key points: 

• A single RCT found similar risk of UTI recurrence in children who received a 5 day course vs 10 day course of antibiotics within the first 30 days  

Sources 

• Pediatrics 2024, Montini et al: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-062598  
• BMJ 2007, Montini et al: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39244.692442.55  
• Cochrane Rev 2012, Altamimi et al: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD004872.pub3  
• JAMA Ped 2021, Pernica et al: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.6735  
• JAMA Ped, 2022, Williams et al: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.5547