Urinary tract infections in children

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-62

  Riccabona, Marcus ^a  

^a Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Schwestern Wien Betriebsgesellschaft   (Austria)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Imaging; Therapy; Urinary tract infection (UTI)

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; SUCCIMER;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY SCAR; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PEER REVIEW; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0037238255     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042307-200301000-00010     Document Type: Review

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