Febrile urinary tract infections in infants: Renal ultrasound remains necessary

Journal of Urology

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 568-570

  Giorgi Jr , Louis J ^a   Bratslavsky, Gennady ^a   Kogan, Barry A ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Pediatrics; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC URETER; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY CYST; KIDNEY DUPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; MULTICYSTIC DYSPLASTIC KIDNEY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 12544260425     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000149826.70405.c5     Document Type: Article

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