Broad-spectrum antibiotics are prescribed in one third of pediatric outpatient visits for urinary tract infection, and use of third-generation cephalosporins has doubled in the past decade.

A recent study published in JAMA reports that prophylactic antimicrobials ... decreasing the risk of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in a pediatric primary care cohort.

imaging and prophylaxis. New diagnostic criteria [3] Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common serious bacterial infection in childhood, and its management remains one of the most ...