Incidence of new renal parenchymal inflammatory changes following breakthrough urinary tract infection in patients with vesicoureteral reflux treated with antibiotic prophylaxis: Evaluation by 99Mtechnetium dimercapto-succinic acid renal scan

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 4 II, 2003, Pages 1566-1569

  Szlyk, Gregory R ^c   Williams, Stephen B ^c   Majd, Massoud ^a   Belman, A Barry ^c   Rushton, H Gil ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Inflammation; Urinary tract infections; Vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; BLADDER SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; KIDNEY SCAR; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0042316750     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000085962.68246.ce     Document Type: Conference Paper

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