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SUBMITTER: Jent P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9310516 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jent Philipp P Berger Julia J Kuhn Annette A Trautner Barbara W BW Atkinson Andrew A Marschall Jonas J
Open forum infectious diseases 20220703 7
Recurrent urinary tract infections are a common health problem. The only comprehensive synthesis on antibiotic prophylaxis in the last 15 years has been a guideline-embedded meta-analysis. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials published up to October 13, 2020, evaluating patients age ≥12 years with either ≥2 episodes of lower urinary tract infection (UTI) within 6 months or ≥3 in the past year. Placebo or antibiotics were allowed as comparators. Study ...[more]