Antibiotics for UTI in children . . . and other stories
BMJ 2023; 382 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p1830 (Published 17 August 2023) Cite this as: BMJ 2023;382:p1830
Urinary tract infections in children
How long a course of antibiotics is needed for children with urinary tract infections? A randomised trial failed to reach a definite answer. Among 650 children aged 2 months to 10 years who showed clinical improvement after five days of antimicrobials, half were allocated to another five days of antimicrobials and the other half to five days of placebo. Recurrence of symptoms was more common in those receiving placebo, but the absolute rate of treatment failure was low (JAMA Pediatr doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.1979).
Cognitive effects of myocardial infarction
Data from six longitudinal studies were combined to investigate changes in cognitive function after myocardial infarction. Although no immediate effect was observed, during a median of six years’ follow-up, …
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