title: [Does diagnostic and therapeutic management of urinary tract infections remain still controversial in children?].
abstract: The paper presents controversial issues in diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children, with respect to diagnosis and so called chronic antibiotic prophylaxis in children with UTI and coexisting vesicoureteral reflux. It should be remembered, that there is a risk of development of chronic kidney disease in adulthood in those who suffered UTIs in childhood.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Nefrologii Dzieciecej Katedry Pediatrii, Polsko-Amerykańskiego Instytutu Pediatrii, Collegium Medicum UJ w Krakowie. jacekap@il.pl
authors.forename: Jacek A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pietrzyk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000639:trends*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control