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Antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of febrile urinary tract infections in children with vesicoureteral reflux: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials comparing dilated to nondilated vesicoureteral reflux

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  1. Center for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan, 430071, China

    Hong Weng & Xian-Tao Zeng

  2. Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

    Xian-Tao Zeng

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This study was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki of 1975, as revised in 2008.

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HWeng contributed to project development, data collection, data analysis, manuscript writing. XT Zeng contributed to project development, manuscript editing

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Weng, H., Zeng, XT. Antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of febrile urinary tract infections in children with vesicoureteral reflux: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials comparing dilated to nondilated vesicoureteral reflux. World J Urol 35, 847–848 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-016-1935-y

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