Dear Doctor, My baby has grade 5 vesicoureteral reflux and she is only 2 months old. Reflux of urine is present in both ureters and there is mild kidney infection in right kidney. Would antibiotics be useful? When can surgery be performed to correct her reflux problem? Please advise.

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