Risk assessment of renal cortical scarring with urinary tract infection by clinical features and ultrasonography

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 376-380

  Christian, M T ^a   McColl, J H ^c   MacKenzie, J R ^b   Beattie, T J ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b Roy Hosp Sick Children St M   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DMSA; Renal cortical scarring; Ultrasonography; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY CORTEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL CORTICAL SCARRING; RISK ASSESSMENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0034030491     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.82.5.376     Document Type: Article

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