Table 1.
Summary of published recommendations for the investigation and management of a first febrile urinary tract infection, categorized according to authorship (2011 to 2021)
| Recommending VCUG | Recommending continuous antibiotic prophylaxis | Recommending surgery | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | Physicians | 5% (2/41) | 10% (4/41) | 8% (1/12) |
| Surgeons | 64% (7/11) | 46% (6/13) | 44% (4/9) | |
| Both | 0% (0/8) | 0% (0/6) | 0% (0/3) | |
| Studies | Physicians | 24% (8/34) | 22% (2/9) | 25% (1/4) |
| Surgeons | 80% (20/25) | 57% (4/7) | 78% (7/9) | |
| Both | 57% (4/7) | 50% (1/2) | 50% (1/2) | |
| Reviews and studies | Physicians | 13% (10/75) | 12% (6/50) | 13% (2/16) |
| Surgeons | 75% (27/36) | 50% (10/20) | 61% (11/18) | |
| Both | 27% (4/15) | 13% (1/8) | 20% (1/5) |
VCUG voiding cystourethrogram