Vesicoureteral Reflux and Urinary Tract Infection

Article DOI10.1097/JU.0000000000001445
ObjectiveTo predict which patients with VUR are most likely to benefit from continuous antibiotic prophylaxis
AI ApproachOptimal classification trees
Data Source(s)Multi-institutional trial dataset (RIVUR, 607 patients)
Model InputRace, gender, VUR grade, serum creatinine, prior UTI symptoms, weight percentiles
Model OutcomeRecurrent UTI
Model MetricsAUROC = 0.82
Model UsabilityNA
AI = Artificial intelligence, AUROC = Area under the receiver operator characteristic, VUR = Vesicoureteral Reflux

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