Childhood urinary infections

Australian Prescriber

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 40-43

  Roy, L Paul ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Kidney; Microbiology

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NITROFURAN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSURIA; FEVER; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0032929605     PISSN: 03128008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.1999.038     Document Type: Review

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