Perinephric and renal abscesses in children: A study of three cases

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 341-344

  Fernandes, Regina Célia de Souza Campos ^a,b   Duarte, Príscila Diane Assed Caires ^a  

^a Hospital Ferreira Machada   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Perinephric abscess; Renal abscess

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTRIAXONE; OXACILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY ABSCESS; MALE; MORTALITY; PERIRENAL ABSCESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0036870073     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652002000600009     Document Type: Article

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