Antibiotics for acute pyelonephritis in children

Alteration of Platelet Indices in Young Children with Acute Pyelonephritis

Background Platelets have an important contribution in pathogenesis of different infectious and inflammatory disorders. This study was performed to identify the diagnostic value of platelet count (PLT), and platelet indices in children with acute pyelonephritis (APN).  Materials and Methods In a cross sectional case control s...

Antibiotics for acute infective conjunctivitis in children.

Peter Rose and colleagues (July 2, p 37) compared the efficacy of chloramphenicol eye drops with placebo eye drops for the treatment of acute infective conjunctivitis in children. They found that “most children presenting with acute infective conjunctivitis in primary care will get better by themselves and do not need treatment with an antibiotic”. Their recommendations should represent a major...

Antibiotics for acute otitis media in children.

BACKGROUND Acute otitis media is one of the most common diseases in early infancy and childhood. Antibiotic use for acute otitis media varies from 31% in the Netherlands to 98% in the USA and Australia. OBJECTIVES The objective of this review was to assess the effects of antibiotics for children with acute otitis media. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, ME...

Doppler ultrasonography in children with acute pyelonephritis in diagnosis of renal scar compared to DMSA scintigraphy

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most important pediatric health problems, which is occasionally associated with irreversible renal damage. Dimercapto-succinic acid (DMSA) scan is a diagnostic standard for the renal scar. Doppler ultrasonography (D.S) has been considered as a less invasive method. The purpose of this study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity ...

Antibiotics in acute osteomyelitis in children.