Cefixime for the prophylaxis of urinary tract infections in children with malformative uropathies: An open study

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 57-64

  Stranieri, G ^a   Zampogna, S ^a   Ielapi, V ^a   Defilippo, R G ^b   Defilippo, V ^b   Cristofaro, G ^c   Galiano, R ^a   Capillo, S ^a   Madonna, L ^a   Cifala S ^d   Ferro, V ^a   Rubino, R ^a  

^a PUGLIESE CIACCIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^d Università Magna Graecia ^*

Author keywords

Cefixime; Long term prophylaxis of urinary infections; Urinary tract anomalies; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFACLOR; CEFIXIME; CEFIXORAL; CEFPODOXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; UNIXIME;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEGAURETER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPEN STUDY; RASH; REVIEW; URETEROCELE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT MALFORMATION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; CEFIXIME; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 0041308191     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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