Treatment of Acute Pyelonephritis With Gram Negative Strains in Infants and Children Less Than 3 Years Old

Summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the equivalence of the therapeutic efficacy of cefixime by mouth (PO) 10 days (d) and ceftriaxone intravenous route(IV) 4d followed by cefixime PO 6d on renal scars 6 months after a first acute pyelonephritis episode. The investigators hypothesize that treatment with cefixime PO will allow no more renal scars than intravenous route (IV) treatment of pyelonephritis in infants and children less than 3 years old, 6 months after the first episode. If it is true, treatment will no longer need hospitalisation and the advantages for children, families and the health system will be very important.

Timeline

Start

2005-07

Primary completion

2008-06

Completion

2009-02

Publications

• Background Sannier N, Le Masne A, Sayegh N, Gaillard JL, Cheron G. Ambulatory management of acute pyelonephritis in children. Acta Paediatr. 2000 Mar;89(3):372-3. No abstract available.
• Background Leroy S, Marc E, Adamsbaum C, Gendrel D, Breart G, Chalumeau M. Prediction of vesicoureteral reflux after a first febrile urinary tract infection in children: validation of a clinical decision rule. Arch Dis Child. 2006 Mar;91(3):241-4. doi: 10.1136/adc.2004.068205. Epub 2005 May 12.
• Background Leroy S, Adamsbaum C, Marc E, Moulin F, Raymond J, Gendrel D, Breart G, Chalumeau M. Procalcitonin as a predictor of vesicoureteral reflux in children with a first febrile urinary tract infection. Pediatrics. 2005 Jun;115(6):e706-9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2004-1631. Epub 2005 May 2.
• Background Marc E, Menager C, Moulin F, Stos B, Chalumeau M, Guerin S, Lebon P, Brunet F, Raymond J, Gendrel D. [Procalcitonin and viral meningitis: reduction of unnecessary antibiotics by measurement during an outbreak]. Arch Pediatr. 2002 Apr;9(4):358-64. doi: 10.1016/s0929-693x(01)00793-x. French.
• Bocquet N, Sergent Alaoui A, Jais JP, Gajdos V, Guigonis V, Lacour B, Cheron G. Randomized trial of oral versus sequential IV/oral antibiotic for acute pyelonephritis in children. Pediatrics. 2012 Feb;129(2):e269-75. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-0814. Epub 2012 Jan 30.

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