Imaging studies for childhood urinary infections

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 348, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 251-252

  Stapleton, F Bruder ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FEVER; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY SCAR; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; KIDNEY; PYELONEPHRITIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROGRAPHY; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0037448368     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe020169     Document Type: Editorial

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