Children with Pyelonephritis

Duration of IV Antibiotic Treatment for Children with Pyelonephritis Key point: Rates of renal scarring were similar in children who received long- or short-course IV antibiotics. Citation: Bouissou F, Munzer C, Decramer S, et al. Prospec- tive, randomized trial comparing short and long intravenous antibiotic treatment of acute pyelonephritis in children: Dimercaptosuccinic acid scintigraphic evaluation at 9 months.  Pediatrics. 2008;121:e553-e560. Whether the mode and duration of antibiotic treatment prevent development of renal scars in children …