Renal Abscess in Children: A Clinical Retrospective Study

Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 197-201

  Wang, Yu Tai ^a   Lin, Kuang Yen ^b   Chen, Mei Ju ^c   Chiou, Yuan Yow ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHI MEI FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Renal abscess; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY ABSCESS; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REMISSION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0344877264     PISSN: 16088115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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