Cumulative Antibiotic Exposure in Children with Spina Bifida
Pediatric patients with SB experience significantly higher antibiotic exposure, primarily driven by prolonged treatment for GU-related conditions, despite otherwise similar management of common infections. Future work will examine the patterns and necessity of such prolonged regimens.
Authors
- Than S. Kyaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7933-8615)
- Lindsay A. Hampson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0740-7984)
- Debbie E. Goldberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0428-2769)
- Hillary L. Copp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4730-651X)
- I. Elaine Allen
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Urology
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ju.0000000000005040
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00