Antibiotics Don't Prevent Future Urinary Tract Infections, May Cause Resistance in Future Infections, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Study

PHILADELPHIA, July 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After a first childhood urinary tract infection (UTI), daily antibiotics may not prevent another such infection, and may actually increase the risk that the next urinary tract infection is caused by resistant bacteria, according to a new study in the July 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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