The etiology of renal scars in infants with pyelonephritis and vesicoureteral reflux

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 385-388

  Goldman, Michael ^a   Bistritzer, Tzvy ^a   Horne, Tifha ^b   Zoareft, Ietay ^c   Aladjem, Mordechay ^a  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dimercaptosuccinic acid; Renal scars; Urinary tract infection; Vesicoureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; KIDNEY SCAR; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; RECURRENT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0033998689     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050779     Document Type: Article

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